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The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State

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London, July 10, 1950—5 p. m.
[Received July 10—12:50 p. m.]

184. Eyes only for the Secretary. Re Embtel 175 repeated Moscow 12,1 saw Younger instead of Strang2 this afternoon who said that your [Page 345] comments (Deptel 123)3 would be incorporated one way or another in a follow-up message being sent to Kelly. This message would also give Kelly green light to go ahead. Hope to be able cable you text this message later today.

Repeated Moscow 14, eyes only for Ambassador; Department pass Moscow.

Holmes
  1. Infra.↩
  2. Sir William Strang, Permanent Under Secretary of State in the British Foreign Office.↩
  3. Transmitted on July 9 at 7 p. m., p. 340.↩