Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, General; The United Nations, Volume I

560.AL/8–2247: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate at Geneva

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Washington, August 24, 1947—1 a.m.

1065. For personal attention Clayton.

1. Department studying your 895 Aug 22 and will reply soonest. Are concerned probable repercussions failure to reach some agreement with UK. Lovett expects discuss with President Monday.

2. Lintott Board of Trade returning London with Eady¹ by air this week end is fully aware relationship between Geneva and loan negotiations and effect failure reach agreement Geneva would have upon overall US-UK relations.

Lovett

1. At about the same time that Under Secretary Clayton was holding discussions with Sir Stafford Cripps in London, a British mission headed by Sir Wilfrid Eady, Second Secretary of the British Treasury, was in Washington discussing the financial crisis. For documentation concerning this mission, see vol. iii, pp. 1 ff.