CFM Files: Lot M–88: Box 96: Germany–Treaty VII
The Secretary of State to the Australian Minister for External Affairs ( Evatt )
The Secretary of State acknowledges the personal message of Dr. Evatt 88 and is giving it careful consideration. The Secretary regrets that Dr. Evatt believes that there is danger that the latest United States proposals on voting will merely reproduce the friction and misunderstanding of the Paris Conference. The Secretary has grave doubt that it will be possible, as Dr. Evatt suggests, to induce the Soviet Union to depart completely from the pattern of having the preliminary text of the treaty prepared by the Council of Foreign Ministers and for that reason has endeavored to secure for the other Allied [Page 502] States a more active participation in the preparation of the preliminary text. As Dr. Evatt is undoubtedly aware, the United States has given aggressive support to the desire of Australia and other Allied States to participate in the actual drafting of the peace settlement and has joined with Mr. Bevin in this effort.
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