Office of the Historian

892.014/12–2146: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Siam (Stanton)28

secret
Washington, December 26, 1946—2 p.m.

969. Reurtel 1400, Dec. 21; Paris 6229, Dec. 23 to Dept29 repeated unnumbered to Bangkok. Dept expressed concern30 French Emb Siamese Leg over delay establishment Conciliation Commission. Prince Wan expressed determination have Amer on Commission and have Commission convene New York. Siamese probably will not hold out for Brit and Chinese members but Prince Wan indicated Siamese will force issue in favor Amer as according General Act if no agreement possible on three neutral members each side then selects one and the two selected in turn select one neutral.

Inform FonOffs Bangkok and Paris Dept’s concern over delay indicating immaterial to Dept nationality of neutrals and place of convening.

Acheson
  1. This telegram was repeated to Paris as No. 6591 and to London as No. 8300.↩
  2. Neither printed.↩
  3. On December 24.↩