740.00119 Council/8–1746: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Paris
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4196. Secdel 698. Draft reply we are proposing send to Soviet Emb note of Aug 7 set forth in Section Two this telegram. We feel we should be frank in making our position known to Soviet Govt at once particularly since we have given our views to Turks. In view importance of matter we would like to have your comments before final action is taken. It also occurred to us you might care discuss document with Attlee or Bevin. We are not showing it Brit Emb Washington although we have informed it our intentions. We are planning hand note to Soviet Chargé, inform him it is our intention make it public in near future and ask him inquire whether his Govt would object if we should publish Soviet note to us simultaneously. President before departure approved this course of action.
[Here follows text of proposed note; for note handed to the Soviet Chargé by Acting Secretary of State Acheson on August 19, see page 847. The text was telegraphed to Moscow, Ankara, London, and Paris on August 19.]