501.BC Atomic/6–2247: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
us urgent
2693. For Ambassador and Arneson from Acheson and Austin. Further regard to Dept infotel 2677,1 the instructions of which are now replaced by those of this cable, Dept. requests you continue along lines original instructions as your cables indicate satisfactory progress education British in needs present situation in AEC. Reurtel 3412 June 21 and 3414 June 22 pleased your talks have clarified UK understanding of working papers. Believe this has already and will continue [Page 537] to assist work here. You will recall that working papers do not represent final commitment of any single government. US position is in general agreement with their content and US would not go along with any amendments which weakened them. Further, while we would be interested in British views on broader policy questions and questions of tactics in UNAEC, these are not matters for negotiations in England as they must be handled here. Concur in your defense of strong control system with understanding that no negotiations or even discussions of possible amendment are to be undertaken in UK at this time. For information State Department finds no objection to substance of paper 44 as basis discussion in Committee 2. Senator Austin hopes that Arneson can complete and return soon as he is missed in New York. [Acheson and Austin.]