890F.24/7–945
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Saudi Arabia ( Eddy )
197. Reference Depts 187, July 5. As suggested your 262 July 959 para 2 we agree auto parts should include those for trucks and cars [Page 928] of Canadian and UK manufacture. Therefore suggest para 3(d) should read “automotive replacement parts”.
Confusion para 6 can be eliminated by changing wording 4th line to read “available additional supplies” thus permitting either more of same or else different items to be included.
Agree with your last para and will authorize you to act accordingly re additional US aid.
We are still awaiting approval by London of wording of joint communication which has been approved in principle. Hope to approve your simultaneous presentation SAG of both joint program and US aid program in next few days.
- Not printed; it made comments on the suggested text of the joint communication. The last paragraph urged “strongly that delivery of joint note be followed same day by notification of additional US Lend-Lease aid even if joint note needs to be delayed to accomplish this.” (890F.24/7–945)↩