740.00119 EAC/5–545: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 5—3:55 p.m.]
4580. For the Acting Secretary and Mr. Matthews. Special German Series 7. Thanks for prompt action. The Prime Minister sent for Sir William Strang while we were at the European Advisory Commission meeting this afternoon, to discuss the surrender instrument and the surrender declaration.
I had previously seen Gousev and he has wired his Government in relation to the question that I brought up in my telephone conversation last night. Gousev told me that personally he felt that the French should be notified of the additional word in article 12 A of the instrument, while on the other hand he personally agreed with me that because of the wording of the preamble to the draft declaration the additional word could be omitted in that latter document.