840.70/6–645: Telegram

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State

1923. ReDeptel 1040, May 9, midnight.46 Reply to Brit note dated May 11 similar in content to our note of same date informing Soviet Govt of decision to proceed with establishment of Provisional Organization for European Inland Transport and expressing desire of signatory govts to keep Soviet Govt informed of work of provisional organization. Vyshinski in note dated May 30 expressed on behalf of Soviet Govt regret that European Inland Transport Conference did not yield positive results and lead to general agreement on creation of European Central Transport Organization. Soviet Govt made their participation in such organization conditional on invitation to Provisional Polish Govt to participate which was refused. Soviet Govt is therefore obliged to state that it sees no possibility of participating in European Inland Transport Organization.

Sent to Dept as 1926 [1923], repeated to London as 249.

Harriman
  1. Not printed, but see footnote 44, p. 1404.