840.70/12–1944: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 21—11:55 a.m.]
4914. The British Chargé has written a letter dated December 16 to Dekanosov, Assistant People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs, asking that the Soviet Government express its views by December 20 at the latest on the revised draft agreement for the establishment of a European Inland Transport Organization which was handed to the Soviet Delegation by London on December 8. Balfour added that the American and British Governments were being urged by the Anglo-American High Command to set up a transport organization and to get it into operation as soon as possible.
Sent to Department, repeated to London.