861.24/3–1245
Memorandum by the Assistant Chief of the Division of British Commonwealth Affairs (Parsons) to Mr. Llewellyn E. Thompson, Jr.31 of the Division of Eastern European Affairs
Mr. Thompson: Ambassador Atherton telephoned this morning to say that the Soviet Ambassador had just called on him and asked for a change in the opening sentence of the American draft for the Fourth Protocol. The Ambassador said that the change would conform to the language of the British draft and to that of the United States Third Protocol. He pressed very strongly for this change which is designed to eliminate reference to “aid” to the Soviet Union. His suggested text is:
“Subject to the provisions of Article II of this Protocol, the Government of the United States undertakes to make available to the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for shipment from the western hemisphere to the Union”, etc., etc.
Will you please let me know if this change is acceptable so that I may advise Ambassador Atherton.
- Second Secretary of Embassy in the United Kingdom and Consul at London; also designated as political and liaison officer, U.S. delegation, United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco in April.↩