840.811/8–448: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Yugoslavia
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461. Dudel 25. Dept wishes express appreciation your excellent presentation U.S. position Plenary Session Aug 5. Believe statement covers all essential and significant points emphasizing U.S. interests in both promotion welfare Danubian peoples and legitimate rights other states. Your unruffled tone balanced by strong resistance Soviet propaganda attacks fully approved by Dept. Press gives extensive coverage and reflects same appreciation stand you have taken.
Dept thoroughly concurs procedure outlined in your niact 1050 Aug 4. In our opinion your decision avoid break in Conference sound position in view Soviet tactics opening sessions and present outlook. We concur in belief that Soviet and satellites not likely concede on major issues. Essential western powers agree orderly conclusion of Conference. In this connection we approve your plan forcing each controversial issue to clear cut vote and to make strongest statement explaining why U.S. Govt cannot sign a convention which completely fails to implement CFM resolution.
This tel together with your niact 1050 being rptd Paris and London for discussion Brit French Fonoffs in order to make US position entirely clear and urge Brit French remain in conference with US until conclusion as outlined. Embs London and Paris should impress Fonoffs US not prepared withdraw Conference basis issue reference status 1921 convention to court or arbitration discussed Dudel 24, Aug 5, rptd London as 3101 and Paris as 2999. In event Brit and French do not concur this procedure we desire coordinate positions prior to withdrawal by any one of the three. (Paris and London hereby instructed discuss Brit French Fonoffs and report Belgrade and Dept.) Dept assumes you will have opportunity to advise us in event Soviet move to end Conference abruptly by calling vote on Soviet draft as a whole.