Office of the Historian

561.35E1A/7–1244: Telegram

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

Washington, July 13, 1944—1 p.m.

5482. For Steere from Haley. For your information, after full discussion Senator Connally advises that the International Sugar Agreement be extended by means of a protocol. He also advises that submission to the Senate will be desirable. He anticipates no difficulty in obtaining the consent of the Senate to ratification. The Department is prepared to follow this procedure, and will inform the British Embassy to that effect.13 A copy of the British draft protocol, which embodies the two reservations mentioned in the Department’s telegram no. 4133 of May 24, 1944, and of the Embassy’s covering letter will be forwarded by air mail with a copy of the memorandum of conversation with Senator Connally.14 [Haley.]

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  1. The information was conveyed to the Commercial Counsellor of the British Embassy in a note dated July 17, 1944, not printed.↩
  2. Department’s instruction 4317, July 17, 1944 (not printed) enclosed a copy of the memorandum of conversation held on July 10, 1944, with Senator Connally (not printed), and a copy of the British note of July 4, 1944, with attached protocol, printed supra.↩