859.01/196: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:52 p.m.]
4996. In the absence of Warner, substance of Department’s 4850, June 19, 9 p.m. and 4899 June 21, midnight,44 was communicated to Haigh of Foreign Office Northern Department. He states that full text of proposed declaration announcing acceptance of Doessing as unofficial Danish observer at Moscow has been sent to the British Embassy at Washington for transmission to Department.
Haigh stated informally that the official policy of the British Government toward this declaration was now being considered at highest level in Foreign Office but that he believed it would be substantially in agreement with that expressed in Department’s 4850. Haigh felt that the Soviet Government had been encouraging the Freedom Council in its present action and that it was important that Great Britain, the United States and Soviet Russia should adopt a common policy toward Denmark which would not appear to back any one particular group but rather give encouragement to all anti-Axis elements in Denmark, including the King. He expressed the opinion that it might be better for action of British and United States representatives to be concerted in Moscow rather than Stockholm.
Haigh promised to keep Embassy promptly informed of any Foreign Office action in the matter and expressed appreciation of receipt of the State Department’s views, which he said he would promptly convey to higher officials in the Foreign Office.
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