740.00119 Council/3–2747: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State at Moscow
urgent
693. Secdel 1386. Personal from Acheson. This Govt has assured Mexican Govt of its agreement that Mexico should be allowed participate in making treaties for Germany and Austria, and that this Govt will make its position in this respect known to other powers represented on Council Foreign Ministers. Your Kosmos 10, Mar. 24.79 Actual language referred to Austrian treaty, which was not qualified as “peace” treaty.
Mexican insistence has been entirely on participation in making treaty with Germany.
Unless recent events may have diminished possibilities completing treaty with Austria at Moscow we would be prepared to approach [Page 497] Mexican Govt along following lines but hesitate to do so if chances for concluding treaty are not good.
It would be explained to Mexican Govt that when our assurances were given it was anticipated there might be a conference dealing with Austria but that since then situation had changed and it now looked as if Austrian treaty might be completed, signed in Moscow and circulated for signature or adherence by other countries. We could then say that if any other procedure were adopted it would cause delay in termination of occupation of Austria and delay in withdrawal foreign troops along lines of communication in Rumania and Hungary. We would further explain great importance Austrian Govt attaches to early conclusion treaty which is not “a peace treaty”, and that there has been no demand for a conference on this subject except from one other state. Mexican Govt’s attention would be called to your continued insistence that conference for German treaty include all states “at war” and to your specific references to Mexico in this connection.
If you approve approach can be made to Mexico as soon as warranted by prospects for conclusion of Austrian treaty.80