740.00116 European War 1939/1036: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 7—2:07 p.m.]
5177. Department’s 4719, August 5, 5 p.m.13 Foreign Office states that in about a week a note will be sent by it to the United Nations, [Page 409] suggesting a meeting of United Nations representatives to prepare details for the setting up of the Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes. Foreign Office believes, and this seems reasonable to us, that a month or 6 weeks will elapse before this meeting will take place. Until this meeting takes place it is difficult for us to say anything helpful regarding the probable date when the proposed Commission will begin functioning.
We shall, of course, immediately inform the Department of the substance of the note mentioned above.
- Not printed; it inquired as to the status of negotiations and probable date on which Mr. Pell’s presence in London would be required (740.00116 E.W.1939/991).↩