881.00/8–2145
The Acting Secretary of State to the Belgian Ambassador ( Silvercruys )
Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of August 21, 1945, setting forth the position of the Government of Belgium with respect to the conversations then being held in Paris for the purpose of reestablishing the international regime in Tangier, and requesting that this Government keep the Belgian Government informed of the progress of those talks.
As you no doubt know, the conversations in Paris, which the United States was invited to attend, ended on August 31, 1945, and a statement regarding the work of the conference has now been released to the press. A copy of the text of this statement, dated September 4, is enclosed.86
It is the understanding of this Government that the resolutions adopted by the conference with a view to reestablishing the international regime in Tangier were to have been communicated to the Belgian Government on September 4, 1945 by the Government of France. I am confident that no action will be taken affecting Belgian interests in Tangier without full consultation with the Belgian Government.
Accept [etc.]
- Printed in Department of State Bulletin, September 9, 1945, p. 380.↩