740.00119 European War 1939/9–1144: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
3422. ReEmbs 3417, September 10, midnight. I find that the British have not yet agreed to the terms of the Rumanian armistice protocol as the British Ambassador had reserved his position in a letter to Molotov in which he inquired what the functions of the three components of the Control Commission would be. Molotov has replied to this letter stating that the executive functions of the Control Commission will belong to the Soviet representatives who have the required executive machinery. He stated that the task of the other representatives on the Control Commission would be analogous to the position of the Soviet representative on the Allied Control Commission for Italy and would consist in maintaining liaison between the respective Governments and the Allied Control Commission. Molotov pointed out that they would thus be able to obtain all required information for their Governments. The British also have just received instructions to obtain clarification on our freedom of communication.