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

740.00119 Control (Finland)/7–1645: Telegram

The United States Representative in Finland (Hamilton) to the Secretary of State

Helsinki, July 16, 1945—1 p.m.
[Received 5:44 p.m.]

376. British element ACC was told by Acting Chairman⁵¹ a few days ago of new arrangement whereunder British element would participate more than heretofore in ACC. Henceforth there would be consultation with British element and it would be informed in advance of what Russians on ACC proposed to do. Shepherd tells me that according to some decision arrived at he thinks in Moscow, British element previously has had right only to be informed of what ACC did.⁵²

Repeated to Moscow as my 91.

Hamilton

51. Pavel Dmitriyevich Orlov.
52. In despatch 76, June 28, 1945, from Helsinki, the United States Representative reported a conversation with Capt. F. D. Howie, head of the British element of the Control Commission, who expressed the view that “In his opinion the Control Commission had become essentially a post office … everything seemed to require reference to Moscow.” (740.00119 Control (Finland)/6–2845).