Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, Germany and Austria, Volume II

710.J/4–748: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State ¹

top secret

Bogotá, April 7, 1948—11 p. m.

Martel 26. Personal for Lovett from Marshall. Reference Telmar 29² regarding Austria: I am concerned lest we be put clearly in position of thwarting conclusion of Austrian treaty. What are the odds between general world effect of concluding treaty and risk of Soviet subversion of government following withdrawal of troops?

Marshall

1. Secretary Marshall was at Bogotá attending the Ninth International Conference of American States, March 30–May 2, 1948.
2. Not printed; it summarized paragraph 7 of Delsec 1658, supra (710.J/4–648).