Office of the Historian

560.AL/10–647: Telegram

The Consul at Geneva (Troutman) to the Secretary of State

secret
us urgent
Geneva, October 6, 1947—11 a.m.

1084. Personal for Wilcox from Brown. Have reached satisfactory agreement Coombs. TAC acts today:1 Australian Cabinet acts tomorrow. TAC yesterday tentatively agreed recommend agreement UK general basis outlined mytel 1077, October 4.2 Final decision today. Am well satisfied.

Having serious difficulty Canada apple preference. Seeing Wilgress again today. [Brown.]

Troutman
  1. In telegram 1088 from Geneva, October 6, not printed, Brown reported that the Trade Agreements Committee “unanimously approved agreement I reached with Coombs.” (560.AL/10–647)↩
  2. Not printed.↩