740.00119 Council/3–2247: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State at Moscow
684. Secdel 1380. Personal from Acheson. I have consulted both Senators Vandenberg and Connally (ref Delsec 133473) and both are in agreement that treaty with Austria should be completed and signed if possible in Moscow. In giving his agreement, Senator Vandenberg however expressed some concern lest US had made commitments to other powers in regard to their participation in the making of such treaty.
In so far as we are concerned the only commitment of record here relates to Mexico which was told that it could participate in the making of the Austrian treaty. We will however deal with this matter in a separate telegram74 which we hope can go forward in twenty-four hours.
With regard to the special position of China, the Chinese Govt requested that there should be a conference on peace settlements for Germany and Austria convoked in the name of the full Council of Foreign Ministers. In our reply we stated that the US also favors the inclusion of China as a sponsoring power for the Conference to consider the peace settlements with Germany and Austria.75 No further commitment in this respect was given. If it is decided there shall be no conference to consider the Austrian treaty it would seem that no additional measures need be envisaged as far as China is concerned, except to inform China of this decision.