Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, European Advisory Commission, Austria, Germany, Volume III

740.00119 Control Austria/4–1845: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Caffery)

Washington, April 19, 1945—noon.

1559. The Department has noted from your prompt 1935 April 18, 3 p.m. that the French Government will wish to send a delegation to Vienna if the British and American Governments do.

Please inform the French Government that both the British and American Governments wish to send representatives, and that instructions are accordingly being issued for them to proceed from Caserta in accordance with Department’s 341 April 17, 5 p.m. to Caserta for Erhardt, which was repeated to you as 1528, under travel arrangements it is understood General Alexander is making direct with the Soviet authorities. Presumably the French will also wish to inform the Soviet Government of their agreement.

Sent to Paris as Department’s no. 1559; repeated to London as no. 3040; Moscow as no. 909; and Caserta as no. 351.

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