Editorial Note
The first meeting of the NAT Council Deputies was held on July 25. Spofford was unanimously elected permanent Chairman. The Deputies decided to meet daily at 3 p. m. and to prepare daily summaries of decisions rather than keep verbatim records. They tentatively agreed to limit communications to the press to official council statements. This information was transmitted from London in telegram 549, Depto 6, of July 25 (not printed, 740.5/7–2550). Thereafter, most telegrams sent from London by Spofford carried a Depto number only.
Much of the detailed coverage of the Council Deputies’ meetings, not included in this compilation, is in Department of State file 740.5.