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865.48/4–947: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

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Washington , April 9, 1947—6 p.m.

504. Preliminary conversation held with representatives Italian Govt. March 27 re U.S. relief assistance.

Memo of conversation will be forwarded.

Have delivered tentative draft agreement Italian reps, containing terms operation U.S. and Italy and including restrictions and requirements bill in Congress.1 Ital. reps. probably will forward Rome draft. Copies draft agreements dispatched today ur info. Send comments immediately.

No agreements will be signed until final passage Congress end April. Ital reps, asked submit tentative relief import food needs May June, July.

Acheson
  1. The draft text of the proposed agreement was sent to Rome in the Department’s telegraphic instruction 895, June 11, not printed (805.48/6–1147).↩