840.811/10–2846: Telegram
The Representative of the United States on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (Winant) to the Secretary of State
urgent
[Received 6:30 p.m.]
720. Regarding ECOSOC invitations to the Vienna Conference on the Danubian question, UN has received favorable reply from US, UK, and Greece, and negative reply from USSR and Yugoslavia. Negative reply expected from Czechoslovakia tomorrow. France has replied re-affirming support of free navigation on Danube but expressing unwillingness to attend conference in absence of Danubian states.
Secretary General will shortly communicate results of invitations to governments concerned and ask them whether in these circumstances they wish to hold conference.84
- These replies were transmitted by Mr. Johnson to the Department in telegram 767 of November 6, as follows: “Governments Greece, United Kingdom and United States agree calling conference and express willingness participate therein. Governments Czechoslovakia, Union Soviet Socialist Republics, and Yugoslavia do not agree calling conference and are not willing participate therein. French Government expresses interest resuming free navigation on Danube and ready participate conference but on condition riparian states also participate therein.” (840.811/11–646)↩