Editorial Note
On November 13 the Secretary-General of the United Nations (Trygve Lie) and the President of the United Nations General Assembly (Herbert Evatt) addressed a joint letter to the Governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union appealing to them to compose their differences and establish a [Page 1252] lasting peace. For the text of the joint communication, see Department of State Bulletin, November 28, 1948, page 655, Germany 1947–1949, pages 228–229, Documents on Berlin, or Documents on American Foreign Relations, pages 100–101. In his reply, dated November 17, Secretary of State Marshall reviewed the efforts of the United States to find a solution within the United Nations Organization of the Berlin crisis, and he reaffirmed the readiness of the United States to engage in conversations with the Soviet Union as soon as the blockade of Berlin had been lifted; for the text of the Secretary’s letter, see Department of State Bulletin, November 28, 1948, page 656, Germany 1947–1949, pages 229–230, or Documents on American Foreign Relations, pages 102–103. For the text of the Soviet reply, dated November 16, see ibid., pages 101–102.