Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, General; the United Nations, Volume I

560.AL/4–146: Telegram

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

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Washington, April 9, 1946—6 p.m.

3060. For Hawkins. Urtel 3635, Apr l.⁵⁹ Please inform Brit that they can make no statement on our authority at this time regarding approx date preliminary trade meeting, that we will give them a definite answer by Apr 16 or 17 and that decision will probably be to postpone negotiating meeting until early 1947.

Byrnes

59. Not printed.