Editorial Note
On April 22, 1947, the Council of Foreign Ministers held two regular meetings and three informal meetings. The informal meetings are reported upon in telegram 1545, Delsec 1470, supra. There were no telegraphic reports of the two regular Council meetings—the 40th and 41st. The 40th Council meeting was convened at 11:30 a.m. and lasted only 15 minutes. At this meeting, the Council agreed to postpone the hearing of the report of the Special Committee set up to review the Report of the Trieste Commission of Inquiry. The Council then agreed to continue their discussion of the draft treaty for Austria at an informal meeting (the 3rd Informal Meeting). Following this informal meeting, the Council met at 5 p.m. for their 41st regular meeting. The Council heard the report of the Special Committee, and, following a discussion, the Council agreed upon the final text of decision concerning the Report of the Trieste Commission of Inquiry (for text, see CFM(47) (M)149, April 23, 1947, page 376). The regular session was terminated at 6:15 p.m. and the Council continued its informal discussion of the Austrian draft treaty (4th Informal Meeting).