740.00119 Council/3–2648: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the United States Deputy for Austria at the Council of Foreign Ministers (Reber), at Paris
us urgent
977. Please pass immediately to Reber. Dept believes there is no likelihood of obtaining settlement at this time consistent with Austrian independence and it agrees with you that protracted continuance of present London discussions would be fruitless. (Delsec. 16481). Your suggestion re insistence on a review of general treaty problem, including assets and other questions, seems to offer best means of improving US position in connection with termination negotiations at an early date. While US may have to take initiative by leading off, Dept considers it most desirable that a tripartite position be presented as a whole, with other western delegations not only supporting but developing US views. We favor the proposal you communicated to us by telephone that some elements of the discussions could be continued in Allied Council Vienna or possibly other quadripartite body in or attached to Allied Commission.
Sent to Paris for Reber as 977; to London for Reber as 1068; to Vienna for Keyes and Erhardt as 281.
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