865.014/7–1748: Telegram
The United States Deputy for the Former Italian Colonies of the Council of Foreign Ministers ( Utter ) to the Secretary of State
3247. Itcol 142. Thirtieth meeting DepItcol held yesterday Sir Noel Charles RN [UK?] presiding, Zarubin Soviet, Massigli French and Utter US.
The agenda was restricted to discussion of the timetable of the deputies, and the differences in views were the same as that the previous meeting reported in Itcol 139.1
It was agreed that hearings would be held from July 29–August 7 inclusive and the secretaries were instructed to draw up the timetable for hearings. Interested governments may present views in writing through August 7. No agreement could be reached on a date for the completion of the work of the deputies, which has been left open.
A Soviet draft letter and notes on procedure for the presentation of written and oral supplementary views were amended and approved for dispatch on July 17. No date was fixed for the next meeting.
The secretaries met this morning and agreed on the following schedule for hearings:
- July 29 Netherlands 2030
- July 30 Italy 1030
- Ethiopia 1530
- Belgium 2030
- July 31 Egypt 1030
- Czechoslovakia 1530
- August 1 none
- August 2 China 1030
- Brazil 1530
- Canada 2030
- August 3 Poland 1030
- India 1530
- Greece 2030
- August 4 South Africa 1030
- Byelorussia 1530
- August 5 Yugoslavia 1030
- Pakistan 1530
- August 6 Australia 1030
- Ukraine 1530
- August 7 New Zealand 1030
- Not printed; it reported that the Soviet Union wanted the hearings to begin July 15, the United States three weeks later, the United Kingdom proposed July 25, and France agreed to this compromise date (865.014/7–748).↩