Office of the Historian

881.00/7–1145: Telegram

No. 1348
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

secret
Washington, July 16, 1945—11 a.m.

5814. It is not clear from your 6984, July 11,1 whether British have definitely decided to raise Tangier question at Big Three meeting or whether Hoyer Millar was merely sounding us out on the idea. (Sent London 5814, rptd to Paris 3311, Tangier 155, and Moscow 1615)

Our own feeling is that this should not be done in view of the fact that France will not be represented at the meeting. If the British so desire however we would see no objection to their endeavoring through normal diplomatic channels to ascertain what views the Russians may have for the solution of the Tangier problem.

Grew
  1. Document No. 673, printed in vol. i.↩