No. 896
Editorial Note
In response to a note of September 10 from the Austrian Government to the Governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union, requesting the views of the four occupying powers concerning Austrian participation in the treaty negotiations, the United States delivered a note to the Austrian Government on October 15. This note indicated that the United States welcomed Austrian participation, but that the question of participation would have to be decided by agreement among the four powers at their next meeting. Similar notes were submitted to the Austrians by the British and French. Documentation concerning this exchange of notes is in file 663.001.