Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, Europe, Volume IV

740.00112 European War 1939/8–2444: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Sweden (Johnson)

Washington, August 30, 1944—7 p.m.

1740. Department and FEA are still considering your 3269, August 24 (repeated to London as 940). It now appears impossible to make furnace available.

Report anything new which Davy Robertson may bring up, but make no commitments until you hear further from us.⁶⁶

Sent to Stockholm, repeated to London.

Hull

66. American and British negotiations with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs to arrange a cessation of piston ring exports to Germany were brought to a successful conclusion on January 11, 1945, when the Davy Robertson Company agreed to accept 150,000 crowns in full compensation.