859.01/6–2844: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 28—6:30 p.m.]
5109. The Embassy has just received from Foreign Office text of a telegram it has sent today to the British Legation at Stockholm, regarding Doessing’s appointment to Moscow.
The Foreign Office’s message states that its view is that the statement regarding Doessing should be reworded so that it places less emphasis on the Freedom Council and says it is therefore desirable that publication of the statement should be postponed until Doessing has been able to consult Reventlow and Christmas Moeller and exchange views with Kauffmann. Suggestions are made for the correction of the description of Christmas Moeller as Danish representative in London but the British Minister is informed that he does not need to put these suggestions forward if Doessing and Foss agree to postpone publication of the statement until Doessing has had time to discuss it in London. However, should publication of the statement be insisted upon, the British Minister is to endeavor to obtain such modifications as may be possible.
Foreign Office states the full text of this telegram has been repeated to the British Embassy in Washington which is being instructed to communicate it to the Department and to invite the Department’s views.