Office of the Historian

862.60/8–1947: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

secret
urgent
Washington, August 21, 1947—7 p.m.

3609. Identic notes from Benelux countries of nature described paragraph 7 urtel 4500, Aug 19,2 received here yesterday. It is our intention to inform the Paris Conference of any revised level of industry plan as soon as it has been decided by the US and UK Govts and simultaneously with its announcement. We can further agree that US–UK could individually keep these interested Govts informed during the London talks, but this should be a US–UK not a tripartite decision. Should these Govts wish to present written comments it must be understood that in receiving these views we cannot agree thereby to any delay in the announcement September first of the level of industry plan.

Lovett
  1. Supra.↩