394.31/4–251: Telegram

The Acting Chairman of the United States Delegation to the Torquay Conference (Corse) to the Secretary of State

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638. TAC on March 31 after giving full consideration to all aspects of problem raised by UK refusal improve offers, including obviously undesirable consequences of failure of negots, instructed negotiating team to terminate US-UK negots. This done today, effective Mar 31.

Results or lack of results Torquay not public info until May 9.

Sent Dept 638, rptd info London 251.

Corse