Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, Europe, Volume IV

740.00119 EW/11–2845: Telegram

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

Washington, November 28, 1945—5 p.m.

2409. Deptel 2359 Nov. 17.¹⁹ In connection with revision of Ital armistice regime pls inform FonOff that, on basis of Potsdam agreement re French participation in Ital peace treaty,²⁰ we are of opinion France should be regarded as “signatory power” for armistice revision and inquire whether Soviet Govt concurs in this view.

Byrnes

19. Not printed; it was similar to telegram 2123, November 17, to Rome, p. 1087.
20. See Protocol of the Proceedings of the Berlin Conference, section I, (3) (ii), Conference of Berlin (Potsdam), vol. ii, pp. 1478, 1479.