Office of the Historian

840.48 Refugees/10–1945: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, October 23, 1945—7 p.m.

9358. Reurtel 10951, Oct. 19. This Govt agrees with the British Govt that the question of incorporation of work now performed by Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees into United Nations Organization should be explored at plenary meeting of Committee on Nov. 20. Problem of refugees has already been noted by Subcommittee of Executive Committee of United Nations Preparatory Commission as urgent for early consideration. In view of this Govt IGC should formulate preliminary proposals for presentation to ECOSOC as soon as latter is prepared to consider them. Question of whether work for refugees should be handled as integral part of UNO or by specialized agency should be left open at this time. Please give Stevenson2 a copy of this message.

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  1. Adlai E. Stevenson, Deputy United States Representative to the United Nations.↩