840.50 Recovery/9–1447: Telegram
The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
secret
Paris, September 14,
1947.
3758. Conference yesterday took up with me questions relative to presentation and publication of first report. (Am informed British Embassy Washington is discussing this matter with Department). Provisional plans are as follows:
- 1.
- Formal meeting of conference afternoon September 22 to adopt report.
- 2.
- 1500 word press release summarizing report on same date. This statement would be made available to Embassy several days earlier for telegraphic transmittal to Department for simultaneous release in Washington.
- 3.
- Copy of report signed by sixteen (it is hoped) delegates and addressed to Secretary Marshall would be sent to Washington by courier leaving evening September 22.
- 4.
- Simultaneous release Washington and European capitals of entire report for publication morning newspapers September 28.
- 5.
- The question raised with me is whether we prefer that presentation of report to Secretary Marshall should be (a) through British Embassy Washington on behalf of President of conference (Bevin) or (b) by conference in Paris (presumably Executive Committee or Cooperation Committee) to me for transmission to the Secretary. British have suggested procedure (a), while some other delegations believe presentation should be by larger conference group to me.
Dept’s telegraphic comments requested, with special reference to 5 above.
Sent Dept as 3758; repeated to London for Clayton and Douglas as 745.
Caffery