859.01/180: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
4494. Your 4497, June 5, 1 p.m. In the light of the two Soviet refusals to adhere to the original declaration and the radio broadcast disclosure mentioned in our 4079, May 23, 3 p.m. we do not feel that any American purpose would be served by instructing Mr. Harriman to associate himself with his British colleague in making a third approach to the Soviet authorities with the modified declaration. We are so informing Harriman and have already conveyed our views to the British Embassy here. The British have also been advised that the Department has no objection to the British Ambassador making an independent approach to the Soviet Foreign Office, provided it is clearly understood that the U. S. Government is not associated with such a British approach.