740.00119 E.W./10–1644
The Department of State to the British Embassy
Memorandum
The British Embassy’s aide-mémoire dated October 16, 1944,57 conveyed to the Department of State the view of the British Government that, once the terms of armistice for Hungary have been agreed upon and before their presentation to the Hungarian delegates, steps should be taken to obtain the concurrence of the Governments of the other United Nations which are at war with Hungary. The aide-mémoire states that the British Government is keeping the Governments of the four Dominions informed of developments and suggests that the United States Government take such action as might be necessary in this regard vis-à-vis the Governments of Haiti and Nicaragua, and that the Governments of Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia be informed by the representatives of the three principal Allied Governments in either Moscow or London.
The Department of State agrees that the Governments of those United Nations which are at war with Hungary should be consulted with respect to the terms to be presented to the delegates of that country and will accordingly take such steps as may be necessary to this end with respect to Haiti and Nicaragua. As regards Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, it is the Department’s view that, since the Governments of those two countries are now situated in London, a joint communication should be made by the American, British and Soviet representatives accredited to those Governments.
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