760F.61/132
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador of the Soviet Union (Gromyko)
Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of April 15 communicating to me, on behalf of your Government, for the information and comment of this Government the text of a suggested agreement in the event of the entry of Allied forces into the territory of Czechoslovakia, which has been submitted to the Soviet Government by the Czechoslovak Government. I note that the Soviet Government desires to amend the draft so that wherever the word “Allied” appears the word “Soviet” followed by the word “Allied” in parentheses should be substituted.
After consideration of the proposed draft and consultation with the appropriate officials of this Government I am happy to inform you for communication to your Government that the Government of the United States has no objection to the draft as proposed nor to the suggested amendment of the Soviet Government.
[Page 520]I shall of course not fail to communicate to your Government any arrangements which this Government may subsequently make with the Czechoslovak Government concerning United States representatives in areas liberated from the enemy which have reverted to the control of the Czechoslovak Government.
I hope you will assure your Government that its courtesy in making available the text of the proposed agreement to my Government for its information and comment is sincerely appreciated.
Accept [etc.]