740.00119 Council/10–1545: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
9142. Secdel 175. For Dunn.64 Ambassador Patterson reports from Rome65 conversation with you on Sept 18, which he interprets as authorizing him, in the event his direct approaches to Tito fail to obtain fulfillment of some of Tito’s commitments under the Tito–Subasic agreement, to “make local speeches in Belgrade and send Tito aide-mémoires, copies of which Ambassador could give to foreign correspondents.” Patterson adds “those speeches and mémoires would accuse Tito of bad faith and non-fulfillment of his obligations, at the same time pointing out the value to the Yugoslav people of carrying out his commitments.”
As consequences of this proposed course obviously might be far reaching, we are instructing Ambassador Patterson by repeating this telegram to him at Belgrade, that at such time as he feels he has exhausted the possibilities of direct approach to Tito in the normal manner, he should consult Dept further before embarking on a campaign of local public addresses or making any statements which would in effect constitute an appeal to the Yugoslav people over Tito’s head. In meantime, he may reemphasize to Tito our support of Yalta Declaration.
Sent to London, rptd to Belgrade.
- James C. Dunn, Assistant Secretary of State, who served as deputy to the Secretary of State at the London Conference of Foreign Ministers, September 11 to October 2, 1945. At the conclusion of the Conference Mr. Dunn remained in London for some weeks.↩
- Reference is to a letter from Ambassador Patterson to the Secretary of State, September 27, 1945, not printed.↩