740.0011 E.W. 1939/9–344: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman)

2138. Reurtel 3280 September 3. The Department believes that Rumania should be required to break diplomatic relations with Japan and understands the desire of the Soviet Government not to become involved in this matter. You are accordingly authorized to arrange, together with your British colleague, for the Rumanian commitment in this regard to be made the subject of a separate document without Soviet participation.19

Hull
  1. See Ambassador Harriman’s letter to the Rumanian armistice delegation, quoted in telegram 3492, September 14, 7 p.m., p. 233.↩