868.00/9–349: Telegram
The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
3538. Deptel 3099 August 29 to London, Paris 3204, Athens 1416, and Embtel 3525 to Department, Athens 54, Paris 662.1 We have today received communication from Foreign Office giving comments and suggestions re US, UK, French démarche at Tirana.
Foreign Office in agreement with idea démarche be made but would like, if Department agrees, to see terms of note to Albanian Government somewhat strengthened. Foreign Office states there is suggestion in Department’s draft (Deptel 3099) that if Albanians cooperate with UN, Albania’s claim for admission UN might receive more favorable consideration. Foreign Office thinks there no point in holding out such intimation to Albanians this stage. Foreign Office also thinks it advisable include some reference to Albanian official or semiofficial statement that they are in fact disarming and interning rebels; [Page 399] otherwise Albanians would reply referring us to statements, and it better to discount this in advance.
[Here follows revised language for second paragraph of draft démarche transmitted in telegram 3099, August 29, to London, page 392, as well as a minor emendation to the third paragraph of the draft.]
Re publicity Foreign Office suggests last year’s precedent be followed and French Government asked to publish statement shortly after communication to Albanian Government.
Sent Department 3538, repeated Paris 664, Athens 55.
- Latter not printed; it reported the British Foreign Office’s preliminary favorable reaction to the proposed démarche (868.00/0–149).↩