840.70/10–544: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
Washington, October 6,
1944—midnight.
8190. For Hooker from Berle and Plakias. The following is Moscow’s No. 3793 of October 5, 1944:
[Here follows text of telegram 3793, October 5, 8 a.m., from Moscow, printed on page 809.]
It is difficult to appraise extent of Soviet position on the basis of the foregoing telegram. However Department is apprehensive lest the Soviet revised draft may eliminate from proposed EITO, powers of sanctions which would reduce its immediate effectiveness and possibly seriously limit its long-term potentiality to benefit European transport. [Berle and Plakias.]
Hull