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The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
urgent
2590. Bidault told me this morning he is very “uncertain”. “Molotov”, he said, “clearly does not wish this business to succeed but on the other hand his hungry satellites are smacking their lips in expectation of getting some of your money. He is obviously embarrassed”.
Bevin told me this morning he is not optimistic. “Molotov is dragging his feet. However Bidault and I gave him to understand yesterday that we are determined in one way or another to go ahead with this with or without him”.