694.001/6–751: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Secretary of State
6433. From Dulles for the Secretary. No. 5. After further consideration and as a result of talk with Younger this afternoon, we have tentatively agreed to amendment of procedure outlined para number 1, my msg number 4 (Embtel 6409 June 6).1 Under present plan, right of accession will be eliminated but Japan will agree upon the request of any state “which signed and adhered to the UN Declaration of Jan 1, 19422 and which is at war with Japan and which is not a signatory” of multilateral treaty to conclude with such state bilateral treaty on same or substantially same terms during period of three years after [Page 1109] coming into force of multilateral treaty. This wld permit Japan to determine which Chi it wished to do business with.
Tomorrow’s mtg expected to make clear results tonight’s Cabinet mtg on broad political issues after which it shld be possible to begin completion of final tentative draft. I expect leave for Paris Saturday3 noon while remainder of mission stays here to put draft in shape. Present plans are for me to return London June 13 and leave for Washington evening June 14. During my second stay here, hope to reach tentative agreement with Brit on next stops and on form of presentation of draft to other nations.4 [Dulles.]
- Supra.↩
- For text, see Foreign Relations, 1942, vol. i, pp. 25–26.↩
- June 9.↩
- Telegram 6438 from London, June 8, is marked “From Dulles to the Secty Number 6.” The entire text follows: “Younger informed us last night that Cabinet was unwilling to go along with arrangements tentatively negotiated with Morrison; principally on ground that non-participation of Nationalist China through separate bilateral peace treaty is not sufficiently protected for the future. We shall learn details from Morrison today but we are disposed not to make further concessions.” (694.001/6–851)↩