Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, National Security Affairs; Foreign Economic Policy, Volume I

394.31/12–1751: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

confidential
priority

Washington, December 17, 1951—5:56 p. m.

2806. Pls confirm receipt Depins 166 Dec 6¹ re consultations hatters’ fur, and report any info available progress consultations. Though Pres has until Jan 8 act on Tariff Comm recommendations procedures involved issuance Pres proclamation necessitate Dept reporting to Pres not later than Dec 28. Therefore wld like Emb comments by end this week if possible.

Acheson

1. See footnote 1, p. 1549. The Department’s airmail instructions to Brussels, Paris, and Rome on this matter seem to have been delayed in transit. On December 17 the Department sent similar cables of inquiry to the other posts concerned, none printed. The despatch from The Hague printed supra indicates that the Department’s December 5 instruction to that Embassy was received by December 11.