864.00/8–2745: Telegram
The Representative in Hungary (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 28—12:25 p.m.]
485. Deptel 341, Aug 23. It will be apparent to Dept from my recent reports that evidence is overwhelming that ACC (Allied Control Commission) has intervened through its chairman in question of election in Hungary, as it has done equally without consultation of American member ACC in other matters properly requiring such consultation. My telegram 476, Aug 25.47
I am advising Key of substance of your 341 and suggesting that at early meeting with Voroshilov he take the line that Hungarians in presenting their view of political situation to American representatives here seem to act upon assumption that there is basic difference between ourselves and representatives of other Allied Govts here,” that to minimize possible effect of this Hungarian assumption so far as cooperation between the Allies is concerned it is highly desirable that our representative on ACC be kept closely and fully informed of all action taken by chairman ACC with reference to Hungarian political and other matters; and that consequently cooperation of chairman is solicited in order to preclude undesirable effects of Hungarian action calculated to produce misunderstanding between the Allies in such matters.
I have refrained from indicating to my Hungarian interlocutors since election question has been in acute phase that we had any [Page 859] intention of taking initiative in consulting Allies on measures to insure discharge of Yalta obligations if we should have adequate reason to believe that free elections will not be held in Hungary. I have so refrained because of my hope that Hungarians will make maximum effort to agree among themselves on possible Hungarian request for such consultation. If I find, however, that this hope cannot be realized I will make use of your instructions as to our readiness to take initiative in consulting with our Allies.
- Not printed; it reported that the Allied Control Commission had approved the Hungarian foreign exchange measure without consulting the American, member (864.515/8–2545).↩