Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The British Commonwealth and Europe, Volume III

740.00119 Control (Italy)/7–1744: Telegram

The American Representative on the Advisory Council for Italy (Kirk) to the Secretary of State

Rome, July 17, 1944—10 a.m.
[Received 1:57 p.m.]

15. Under Secretary Foreign Affairs has assured ACC that if reports given in the Department’s 335, July 8, 8 p.m., to me at Naples are true, Swiss Government has acted without knowledge of Bonomi⁵⁹ and Foreign Office. He reiterated that Italian Government fully appreciates ACC is appropriate channel for communication with foreign governments and that there was no intention to depart from this practice.

Repeated to Algiers as Number 8. Please inform Bern.⁶⁰

Kirk

59. Ivanoe Bonomi succeeded Marshal Badoglio as Italian Prime Minister on June 18, 1944.
60. Telegram 2483, July 21, 1944, not printed. A circular telegram of the same date informed diplomatic representatives in the American Republics of the contents of this telegram.