881.00/9–1745: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Diplomatic Agent and Consul General at Tangier ( Alling )
226. Urtel 267, Sept 17.90 Dept understands that certified copies of Agreement between France and UK were to be communicated on Sept 4 by French Govt to Govts of Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden and that Govts of UK and France would undertake to collaborate in inviting accession of those Govts to the Agreement. It has no info concerning any replies which may have been made to notifications.
Main points of Span acceptance are summarized in telegram [SS] 38, Sept 15, noon from San Sebastian, copy of which was sent Tangier by courier.
Dept has no further info re proposed initial meeting of Committee of Control on Sept 25. While our acceptance of invitation to participate [Page 663] in provisional regime has not yet been communicated to French Govt, a formal note of acceptance will be sent French Embassy prior to Sept. 25. You are authorized to take part in preliminary conversations re provisional regime if asked to do so by inviting powers.
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