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661.6431/10–1145: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Representative in Hungary (Schoenfeld)

Washington, October 13, 1945—2 p.m.

535. Your 746 and 747 Oct. 11. Dept considers that Soviet-Hungarian economic collaboration agreement is not properly matter for ACC decision but rather for consideration at governmental level among three principal Allied powers. It does not believe therefore that Key should request inclusion of this matter on ACC agenda. However, if question of agreement is discussed in ACC meeting, substance [Page 888] of Dept’s tel of Oct 13 to Moscow rpted to you as 53614 may be used by Key to indicate US position. This Govt could not of course agree to Voroshilov’s taking any positive action on this question in name of ACC without consent of US and Brit reps on that body. Sent Budapest rptd Moscow and London.15

Byrnes
  1. Same as telegram 2159 to Moscow, infra. ↩
  2. Repeated to Moscow as No. 2158 and to London as No. 9104.↩