840.811/8–648: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
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3130. Brit Emb has not yet recd instructions referred to urtel 3566 Aug 6.1 However, from your summary it seems to us that Dept position contained Dudel 24, rptd London 3101 and Paris 2999 and Dudel 25, rptd London 3113 and Paris 3013,2 not essentially divergent UK attitude. USDel Belgrade already authorized support Brit resolution on Court ref and we prepared to have USDel further support existence rights under 1921 Convention of UK, France, and other 1921 Convention signatories in final summation US position at Conf. In our concept it is desirable such support be given in conjunction with ref issues of Western Power participation, UN association, Austrian membership, Sov monopolistic control Danube, etc., which we consider more basic and on which we accordingly feel emphasis should be placed.
In circumstances problem now apparently one of timing. We continue to feel strongly that Cannon’s appraisal importance remaining to end valid. That procedure will enable us extract from Conf maximum public clarification divergence Western-Sov objectives. In addition, and more importantly, we would anticipate undesirable repercussions in other international forums should the Western powers withdraw prematurely from this first Conf wherein we are a minority.
Sent London 3130 rptd Paris 3023 Belgrade 466 Dudel 28.