Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, General: The United Nations, Volume I

500.CC/3–445: Circular telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Representatives ¹²

Washington, March 4, 1945—5 p.m.

1. In accordance with the agreement reached at the Crimea Conference and subsequent consultations, invitations to a conference of the United Nations at San Francisco meeting on April 25, 1945, will be issued by this Government on behalf of the Governments sponsoring the Conference on Monday, March 5, 12 o’clock noon, Washington time (Eastern War Time).

2. Since the Government to which you are accredited is not one of the United Nations, an invitation to attend the Conference will not be extended to it.

3. For your information, in the event that you receive inquiries, we have, in recent conversations and in answer to questions, taken the position that there will be no provision for observers from nations not invited to attend the Conference.

4. Until the release date and time specified in paragraph 1, all information contained in this telegram must be maintained in strict confidence.

Grew

12. The diplomatic representatives in Afghanistan, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland; repeated for information only to the diplomatic representatives in Argentina, Bulgaria, Finland, Rumania, and the Personal Representative of President Roosevelt to Pope Pius XII.