845.515/546
The Secretary of State to the British Ambassador (Halifax)
Dear Mr. Ambassador: I refer to your conversation of February 29, 1944 with the Under Secretary, and to your letter of the same date, on the subject of this Government’s decision that 100 million ounces of silver should be made available for use by the Government of India upon the assumption of joint responsibility of the Governments of the United Kingdom and of India for the return of the silver in question. This matter has again been the subject of consideration with careful attention to the views conveyed by you. I regret the necessity of informing you, however, that it has not been found possible to alter the decision which the Department has taken in this matter.
You may be sure that I should have been very glad to have been able to give you a reply more nearly in accord with your wishes.
Sincerely yours,