Office of the Historian

840.70/9–2844: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, September 30, 1944—midnight.

8007. ReEmbs 8130, September 2833 and 8053, September 27. If you concur you are hereby designated head of U.S. delegation to EITO Conference.

Department has no objection if you and Hooker believe it would be useful to include Mr. Reed38 or member of his staff in MEA39 in U.S. delegation.

Department has been informally advised that War Department is designating Brigadier General Frank Ross and Lieutenant Colonel [Page 807] Case of ETOUSA as War Department delegates to conference. If they are not available suitable alternates will be designated. Department has brought to the attention of War Department rank of Generals in Soviet delegation and suggested that the War Department bear this in mind in designating an alternate for General Ross. In this connection it might be helpful if Embassy contacted appropriate ranking officer in ETOUSA.

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  1. Not printed.↩
  2. Philip D. Reed, Chief of Mission for Economic Affairs, American Embassy, London.↩
  3. Mission for Economic Affairs, American Embassy, London.↩