848A.24/9–1244: Telegram

The Minister in South Africa ( Holcomb ) to the Secretary of State

177. I consider the South African proposals as set forth in the Department’s 142 of September 1, 11 a.m., inequitable, especially in view of the Union’s ability to pay but in the circumstances the only practical arrangement and feel that the Department’s decision to accept those proposals the best present solution of this problem.

Holcomb