320/8–453: Telegram
The Ambassador in India (Allen) to the Department of State
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251. Re Deptel 127, August 3. I delivered Ambassador Lodge’s message to Mrs. Pandit today. She was deeply and genuinely appreciative. She commented that she had just been imploring her brother to let her off from attending GA session but he had been adamant in insisting she must go. She felt confident she would now have no alternative but accept and would let us have definite reply in day or two. She repeated expressions of appreciation to US Government and to Ambassador Lodge personally.
Comment: Acting UK High Commissioner remarked to me today that Mrs. Pandit was angling for support but that he did not believe his government would support her. I let him know that I had been asked to find out whether she was still candidate but I did not tell him we had decided to support her.