Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The British Commonwealth, The Far East, Volume VI

800.24/8–145: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, August 1, 1945—7 p.m.

6415. Presidential Directive³⁸ interpreting prior Directive of July 5, 1945³⁹ has been issued to JCS.⁴⁰ Collado will bring this and relevant information to London. With respect to British Empire, issuance of munitions is authorized when of direct aid to redeployment of US Forces and of Empire Forces. Requirements for occupational forces in Axis countries are not eligible, but otherwise issue is to be in accord with agreement of October–November 1944.⁴¹

Grew

38. Dated July 29; for text, see Conference of Berlin (Potsdam), vol. ii, p. 1184.
39. Ibid., vol. i, p. 818.
40. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
41. Reference is to the arrangements arrived at during the Phase II discussions on lend-lease; for documentation on the subject, see Foreign Relations, 1944, vol. iii, pp. 31 ff. There was no formal agreement as such.