841D.01/265: Telegram

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

2082. Dulanty, High Commissioner of Eire, asked Bruce32 if the Australian Government would intervene in opposing the United States and British request to Eire to remove Axis representatives. I understand this followed the Canadians’ refusal to intervene. Bruce with the permission of his Government conveyed to me the following verbal statement today:

“The Australian Government did not see its way to intervene so as to secure the withdrawal of the American note and the attitude of the Australian Government was that they were in accord with the American request that the German and Japanese representatives be expelled and hoped that the Eire Government would agree to take the action asked for in the American note.”

Winant
  1. S. M. Bruce, Australian High Commissioner in London.