840.50/3–2145: Telegram

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

2222. Substance of Moscow’s 832 March 21 to the Department (repeated to London) on EEC and ECO was informally communicated to the British Embassy March 22, with indication that we felt this method preferable to their proposal to make representations at Moscow.

We are drafting comments on statement of relationship of EEC and ECO to economic and social council as contained in your 2859 March 20.76 These will be forwarded to you together with a suggested statement of our position on the reparations points referred to in your 2802 March 17.

Repeated to Moscow.77

Grew
  1. Not printed: it contained a statement of British views (840.50/3–2045).
  2. As telegram 679.