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The Acting Secretary of State (Stettinius) to the President 1
Memorandum for the President
Subject: Arrangements for International Trusteeship
Background
This question was not discussed at Dumbarton Oaks because of the desire of our Joint Chiefs of Staff that it not be discussed. The Soviet, British, and Chinese delegations expressed a desire that it be taken up at a later date, and we undertook to give consideration to the question of whether the matter should be postponed until the Conference or a preliminary exchange of papers take place before the Conference.
The Department of State has already prepared tentative proposals on this subject.
Recommendation
It is recommended that
1. The Department of State proceed, in consultation with the military and naval authorities, to a further examination of the tentative proposals; and
2. It be authorized, if you approve the proposals, to transmit them to the British, Soviet, and Chinese Governments prior to the convocation of the Conference.
- Printed from an unsigned copy typed in the Department of State; authorship not indicated.↩