740.00119 EW/5–1145: Telegram

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

4726. Special German Series No. 12. After receiving Murphy’s 290 to London May 10, 7 p.m. (number of Murphy’s message to Department was not indicated in his repeat to London45) I called up Ambassador Murphy by telephone and I find that we are not in disagreement in regard to coordination. He had not understood that my reference (my 4600 May 6, 4 p.m.) was to article 4 of the brief surrender terms signed by SHAEF. When I sent my 4600 I had been told that the draft of the brief surrender terms to be used had already been forwarded to the Combined Chiefs of Staff.

Winant
  1. See telegram 2517, p. 284.