500 CC(PC)/8–2745: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 27—4:55 p.m.]
8727. In answer to your 7252 (Preco 40) I met today with Mr. Noel-Baker and Ambassadors Koo, Gromyko and Massigli.14 The advisability of holding informal meetings of the representatives of the five powers was accepted and approved although [Noel-] Baker in spite of strong support of others was somewhat reluctant to recognize the need of such meetings. It was agreed that the procedure for meeting would be by the call of the chairman at the request of any one of the four other delegates.
Reference Copre 30. All the delegates of the Five Powers have agreed to accept the principle laid down in the first sentence of paragraph 4 your Preco 33 [30], Department’s 6927, August 15 and accept the four points enumerated in your second sentence.
They are also postponing a discussion of these subjects until Mr. Stettinius arrives.
Your two points mentioned paragraphs 1 and 2 of Preco 40 although resisted by [Noel-] Baker were appreciated and understood by others present.
- V. K. Wellington Koo, A. A. Gromyko, and Rene Massigli, were, respectively, the Chinese, Soviet, and French Representatives on the Preparatory Commission.↩