Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, Western Europe, Volume III

840.00/7–1548: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

top secret
us urgent

Washington, July 16, 1948—2 p. m.

2765. Your 3216 July 15.¹ For the Ambassador. Please advise Jebb this Govt accepts Permanent Commission’s invitation and that Natl Mil Establishment is sending representatives, headed by Maj Gen Lyman L. Lemnitzer, to participate, on non-membership basis, in mil conversations now in progress between signatories of Brussels Treaty.

For your info Lemnitzer and party flying tomorrow. Details given CNO tel 17279 July 13 to CINCNELM.

Natl Def and we agree that Lond visit should not be announced in advance but presumably cannot be kept secret. When presence of party becomes known in Lond we have no objection to Brit or Emb confirming their presence.

Marshall

1. Telegram 3216 from London, not printed, conveyed an invitation to despatch military experts to London to participate in the work of the Brussels Treaty Military Committee (840.00/7–1548).