740.00116 E.W./11–2844
Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, by the Assistant Chief of the Division of British Commonwealth Affairs (Achilles)
[Washington,] December 6, 1944.
Mr. Ranken telephoned this afternoon, with reference to our conversation of December 2, to say that the Embassy had now been advised that the British Political Adviser at SHAEF had advised the Soviet Embassy in Paris of the circumstances of the case and was awaiting an indication of the views of the Soviet Government. I said that this would of course complicate the matter considerably.