840.811/8–148: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Yugoslavia
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440. Dudel 12. For Amb Cannon. Dept has received ur report of Fri opening session with account of working language issue, also your report midnight meeting Fri with British and French Delegates. (Deldu 18 July 31 and unnumbered, undated tel reporting Friday’s session1). Report of Sat session unreceived.
We concur fully with position you are taking, and importance in line Dudel 22 strong statement U.S. position major issues and objectives be set forth prior any withdrawal from Conference. Embs London and Paris hereby instructed emphasize British and French FonOffs our continued conviction that basic western principles and objectives must be made unmistakably clear and that USSR must be prevented usual maneuver endeavoring crystalize East-West dispute on ostensibly procedural or legalistic matters rather than on issue of substance.
Expect forward today following tel additional data re Soviet economic domination Danubian states ur request.
Press highlighting Vishinsky’s speech apparently made Sat that “The door of the Conference was opened for you to come in. The door [Page 642] is open for you to go out.” Also his reply Thierry’s statement reserving rights under ’21 Convention to effect that “We will not accept such ultimatums. We will disregard them. We will pass them by.”
Dept proposes keep U.S. press informed for background current conference developments accordance ur reports.
(Sent Belgrade—rptd Paris and London).