740.00119 Council/12–2245: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received December 21—8:02 p.m.]
4253. Delsec 19. Reurtel 2602, December 20, 9 p.m. (Secdel 27). Under proposal after consideration of recommendations of conference final approval of text would be by signatories to armistice terms in each case but all members of conference at war with a state would be invited to sign. While signatories to the armistices would not be bound by the recommendations of the conference we could if we thought it proper, refuse to give final approval to any treaty which unwarrantably disregarded recommendations.
If agreed to the proposal must be sent to France and China and therefore must be confidential.