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I

00 PIIBJIDJj( ALGIERS

0011b1Jied Obiere

December 9, 1943

lfumber 4536

00 USPOR LOJIDO!f KIIOLAIID •umer R 6762

J'or BileDhover PRimDOM A1g1era. E 307 0 rroa the Oomb1Jied Obieta ot starr.

SUbJect ia restoration or occupied territory to Italian JurbcUotion aa proposed in your 1'IAF' 534. In reator1ng territor1ea mentioned to Italian jurisdiction 1t ia blportant that no r1ghts under terms or surrender be compromiaed by any agreement vith the Italian 0oVa1'111118nt or any representative thereor. In tbia connection aee .t1.D&l paragraph or cable number 9763, October 9, 1943, vhere it 1a aaid, in substance, that the relat1oneh1p or co-belligerency between the governments o.t the United natione and Italy cannot or itselr a.t.tect tba tel'llll or aurrelldar which retain their tuU terce and oan only be adjusted by agreement between the Allie~ governments in the light or euoh aeaiatanoe aa may be a.trorded to the united lfationa causa by the Italian government. It 1a believed that tbe aurren­der te1'1118, in particular paragraph 10 or abort tel'llll and para­graphs 22, 36, and 42 or long terms, are aut.ticiently broad in aoepe to give you authority to direct the Italian government to do ~ vbich you might feel neceaeary tor it to do, vitbout the neoeeelty or a secret agreement aa proposed in your document number 1 . 'l'he question or occupation costa 1e already adequately provided tor in paragraph 33 ot long eurrellder tenu. In viev or theee raotora, and ainoe we are not tranarsrr1ng "eovereignty" or "territory," but rather •dm1n1atration o.t territoriu, the propoeed secret dOOUII8nt 1e conaidered inadvisable and abould not be entered into.

AI resard• re ''"'ng dooumente, ca.plete texte or vbich ve b&ve not seen, ve are ready to leave responeibil1ty tor details vitb J'OU. The reference to formal traneter ot territory to crown ot Ital7 ebould however be el1min&ted .trom the second

OM-OU'l'-3624 (9 Dec 43) DECLASSIFIED JCS memoJ l-~-1• By lUIP , NLR, Date MAY l 1974

SECRET COPY No.

THE MAKINO OP' AN EXACT COPY 0, THIS M!.SSAGE IS ,.OA810Dt;N .... ~·

I

Regraded Unclassified

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• SECRET

Boolc ....... Dllo 9 1~3

doo~nt, Vbloh h a proo~t10D &DDOIIIIOing t.raiD&t10D or 11111tu"J aon~nt. Your Jl1'opoHd reeer•at10D or all r11#1ta or tba Al11ad o ""ar 1n <Iller aD4 or the Alllad 001ltro1 C~ea1011 ahould or ODIIl'H be 1Doludad 1D tble proo~t10D.

Aa reprde proo'--t1ona, deoreae aD4 teobntoal deoreee to be hauild b7 tba Itali&Da, theM should be 1D tba DA1118 of tba Ital1aD sov-nt rather thaD or the 1t1ng 1t tb1a 1a 1D aooord­enoe v1th ooo.et1tut1011al Pl'OOe .. ee. Proo1-t1an aD4 deoree mentioned 1D 7our fourth par~apb ahould refer to aeeUIIIPt1on of edmtntetrat1an or ao•erm.nt rather thaD to aeaUIIJPt1on or "povere" of sovel'DIIInt. It 1a illportent 1n ocmneot1an v1th all prQPoead dOOUMDte that r07alt7, orOVD aD4 king be not 8JIIpbaaUed.

Ad4elldua. Drafts of 70U1' propoead d-te have juet been reoe1vad aD4 are reoeiv1D& ocoa1derat10D. Bo aot1an ahould be taken b7 70\l \llltll 7ou reoe1ve our further d1reot1va ooncern1D& than drarte.

ORIOmATORa

IKPORMA!l'IOB I

008 (Capt ROJ&]. USir)

OPD OBDRAL 3'1'ROIJO CJIIIIltAL ADOLD ADIIRAL EIIIO ADIIRAL BORIB LOG

DECLASSIFIED JOB ~··0· '1 -4- 74 I 1 87 1\Bl', NLR, Date MA't 1 1974

SECRET COPY No.

THE MAMIHG 0' A.N EXACT COPY OP' THIS MIS8AGC: IS rOA8100fN

Regraded Unclassified

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•• ••

SECRET WAR DEPARTMENT

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rostNCOMING

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PIIOII~Y

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-=== It f.a :?EL:--- all IIIUIJled taftoitol'f

...- eC' tba .... , r1 ol ls1etiiD Po& 1 a 8111 I,.S JI'Wf.Mea, ba1 810117 1111& ad~ Patal1erls, ~ 8111 uzue, u l&nlt.a l11P114lo&f.llll 411P1Dc &be ftN' "* 111 Du 2... Ia -mWa &aPPl&OPJ h ltelt.a ICW-iab tlat'taf.a rf111'1111 a - llalJII tat• .. ,. ...... ~- PSPta ...... b7 llf.lltSPJ ...... f.a Rela --.l&CIIPf.aa rfl1l' .a. oft'aotlft JII'IIIOII&lllll or &be -,, _. to fa us .a. rnap'UIIIl bW l&s"• OOWC& & et - 'NlWQ et &Pie neb or .a. &111ed SSUltSPJ Oo•era-.... ftNe 111 U line beea J&Cpue4 to CDI &HeJa ..............

COPY No.

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, • • SECRET ' WAR DEPARTMENT CLAUI,IItD MESSAGE CENTER

INCOMING

SECRET

11o 1ua.

COPY No. TMI ~ OF All IDACT COPY 'Or TH18 MCaSAOC 1• FOit .. DDIN

18

Regraded Unclassified

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8 CONFIDENTIAL t) WAR Da"AJITIIENT

a USIFIID IIUIIAGI: CENTU

INCOMING MESSAGE

PIIOII!Y

,._, AnQ Sa lanla U.loa tor V..

Jlo, 11~/1830, 19tb llouiiilbW 1,_3 IIAP 523.

to tor OOIIbSaell Cllleta ot ltatt Uld to 1IBPCR rozo ora or ltatt ai.....S 11:1..-- oi to PIIIOa

P.....,._ ot ...... rr .. JfiiOO ro11011r11s

lloo ..... -t 'bJ RoatePO OCII'I"Oapoadaat attor Satoi"­Yt ... wttll stozou. CPooo Uld otllora Sa llaploa ellcMa to aa . ttaooo ....... Uld otber ortdeaoo IIIIDir that ";!:;'!11o 1a l'l"orta1-.J. OoYos ot ot toobo1otaoa 1a DOt aooop a to IIUiloa pol!tloiaoa. tbOif luiat GD tme'tato ol1a1oat-1GD ot all obataoloa to r-t1GD ot Pollt1oa1 Oowos sot . IIF obataoloa tJ:1o7 - n.,. wboao '-Cllato abdioat10D ~ d '"' · Crooo atatoa AlUaa abould Dot 1511PP0Pt Eill8 .,._ .. tJ:1o7 rOIIDd hUI Nlplq at tS. or Ulliat1oo .

Ja,oo ad4a srozoau att1tada DOt JWt YV1f'111d . J07oa aaka wbotber Allied OoYosc snta •11bt Dot nat to taka .._ta«e ot oppoptaa1t7 of'rOI'IId 'bJ stozoau lottetoa to ... lo Uld lldaa to s.n-oo bla att1t11d.o . lila atPOqth 11a Ita17 MI'JYIId rr .. WpaooaatGD vlllah 11a Pl'-to• tb&t ba ta Sa OCIIIf'J.s- ot a-1t11b Uld AMrloa.o Oowoz-ta .

ADfi <II• oca 1~<111 01'1)

Cllll jUQU) Cllll muzaxm Cllll anaao Alii &DO LOCI

CII•D•11707 (19 lOY li3) 1li29Z 11110

(g ... ;~·~~ ~ CONFIDENTIAL

•• 11&

COPY No. ,_ ...... 011 AIIIXACT COPY Of',..__ .... FDTI D

17

Regraded Unclassified

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• , • ., 577

SECRET

.rout Claiete ot statt

1109 .... 18, ~3

.,_Lt. Col, rl'tUik 110~ tor deUYII')' to Bloca tzoaa l!atoo,

., m.bel' 31·

-

DECLASSIFIED J CS a..o, 1-4-74 By lUll' , IlLII , Dat o

~ y~ ,/

MAY 1 1974 3

COPY No.

THE - fW All CXACT CCWY fW T1111 -K • roMIIOOKII I Regraded Unclassified

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• SECRET

SBCVRI!'Y

1'1'opoee4 "Pl7 to IW' ~20 a

"••u ~•nt to Omntnp• qre 1 JDt propoled b7 BII40C].1o 11 DOt aoMptable • Vlldll' tei'M ot uno01141 t1011&1 llllrNZidezo JWI' authoMtJ crrv uee or Ital1an lhlpe 11 npr 11114 th1a autbor1t7 eboul4 Dot be OOIJIII'CII11e4 b7 &DJ l\lbnquent &Cl'M­-t wUh Ital1an soYI~t. Tbl poe1t1CXI 'ltli: •I:. 1

baYe taaD W1tll Blld~o bu OUl' t'ull apppOYil. Aoo 7• 11' Ital1an IO'IIF •t talle to lip~ A4P'11 nt vitll propoea4 1 •-t, till tiRe or b&Ntot'ON a1ped W111 etulll u or's:f"ll7 wzoltten, 11114 Jll'M111CXII ot propoeecl co-·:r: A.p9v nt vUl beo- an &4 boo~ &l'l'&D&M~Jlt eubjeo to obanp ae oao-tanoee ~~q requ1Jol. •

!'be t'oreaos.ns propoee4 repl7 bae &ppl'O'fal of' state, Vu lllld •• ., Dlpartaellte •

:111141'1JIC'• o~lete NJ)Ol't will t'ollow b7 net o0Ul'111' lM'flAa baN JO'flllbiJ' 20tll.

ORIOIIW'<Ih J0/8 (Capt ROJ&l VM)

~IOia 80S

DECLASSIFIED JCS ••mo. 1-4-74

BT lWP' NLR, Dace MAY l 1974 011-0U'l-7.27 (18 lOY .3) 23"Z 13Y

3

COPY No.

TIC.- 01 All EXACT ~ 01 TM11 M-1 IS FOIIIIODI:II

Regraded Unclassified

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01 SECRET WAft DEPARTMENT

C1 AUIP'IID MaaAQE CENTER

INCOMING MESSAGE

Till-- fW All DACT COP\' fW n. -~. "P0-·IDINE1111

Regraded Unclassified

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oe SECRET WAR DEPARTMENT

Cl USIP'IED MUSACIE CENTER

INCOMING MESSAGE PIIOII~Y

·p,s ••

:;;Jl:er.o 1!5 lien • ••• 1t'3

, .....

SECRET COPY No.

,. ..... 011 All IUCT ~ Of ,... 1 ··c • ra• ll ac• 18

Regraded Unclassified

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.... ... ...

AC'IIOih

•• SECRET oe WAR DEPARTMENT

Cl AUPIED MESSAGE CIENTER

INCOMINGz "II n ~Ulloa •••• U'! .

coe (Oapt Ro,al, U811)

ID'OIIMUCIIa OPD

:::= Aeii1JI8 14

CII-D- 91127 (15 to. '3) 1756& cnr

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llo SS.·

COPY No.

Regraded Unclassified

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SECRET ~

CUI.WiliMDDEPARTMan"--._ a·· WID ...... 1 CDIIIR

INCOMING MESSAGE ..... ... ,._. .... •.. . ,.., 1ltila lbl 1: II' 1f'!

(a), "' uw 'aU. flltlftiU'N ee"s> au. dtll ._ 4111ef OlsdLJ.ol 0 s•I•J

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·- fll '" .pCRET COPY No. a.- · ttllr.._. orM _,.COPY or.,.. -•• ,_,_ 1

-Regraded Unclassified

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•• SECRET 0 WAR DEPARTMENT

Cl ~88wr!ED IIUSAGE CENTER

• INCOMING MESSAGE

=-•••

Mm:a.a ooa (Oapt Roral VIII)

JIJCIIIA'fDa 0PD ca. •am-CliO~~'~ CID AIIOUI 1108 Alii KDG a.m'MDII UIG

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• WAR DEPA..-TMEHT

OP ... ATI ONe DIV I eiON

WAaHINOTON

12 XoYember 194~

lr!El!ORANDUlol FOR THE PRESIDENT 1

The attached meeaage tor rou trom General

Eisenhower wae forwarded to me tr011 the War

Department b7 courier today.

<;ECRIT

SECRET

Regraded Unclassified

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• SECRET WAR DEPARTIIENT

CLM8IPJa) MERAGE CDiiJt

P,lNCOMING MESSAGEl£ir

-· .. . ... o ..... .. • .. ne. 10 ttou : •• 1"'

Regraded Unclassified

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• SECRET I wDJSIJ'£ IIIENT -i·

Cl *f8IFIID lli!UAGE CENTER

lNG MESSAGE ~ I V•'IO&, 10 :fOY.-w 19o\3

_ .. UM 11111 U4 1110o811o NPI•••t tho onl:r, - 1t .. ...._. U4 aiiOp .._, •JIIbOl ot 1op1 ~""-•·

tile o1t.Uaa at tha P: "' 1a t!la'c tha k1q bU NfiiH4 to aooept 11114c8Uoa raa~uaa Ul4 bU told h1.P to _,. Gil U4 to t- 011 adai.AhbaUOD ,._ tbe beet ...U.'IIlo apoi'U Ul4 too11111o~ ntll ~bb to luure tbe trulaU1111t:r "' t!la o-u, Ul4 tho n•'- aaotul ooop­-tiaa vlt!l tbe .U11ocl c-too10D. lloclo&l1o baa ooa .. atocl to _,. Dll lllltll 11- 1o :rooohocl , but latea4• to •••1&11 Wboa tho GOYal& 111t 1o ootablloW til a-, 1o&Y1J18 lt to tbe lt1JI8 to appolat a Don P:rl• IUDUtOJ', Ill tbe - U•, 8114ol11o appaNDtl:J 111telld.e to do aoth1aa about llto:raa oi nce til• latto:r bae :rotaaocl to nto:r tbo OOY-t u 10118 u tho E1D8 1o 011 tbO • ll:roao. 8114os11oo proool\t plOD lo to oM lto:rsa Uld to talk ~ h1.P .,.. u a D1all4 thul u Pr!.M IUA1otor, aPPM].iJI8 to h1o pat;l'tot1AI not t o Rake trouble po11t1oall;r-boto:ro 11- 1o J'Mohocl, lle -:r n oD atta.pt t o pt llto:raa t o aooept, 111 tbe - tt.M, •- P1 .. 1oa abroad.

Our owa poo1t1aa, ot oou:roe, 1n PUoh ati'QII80r than 1t ... wbea vo ODto:rod WOJ't!l At'rtoo ._114 cOZL."J'oatocl a •-­Vbat o1a1la:r poUUcal e1tuat1011 booouao ve a:ro p;poparocl, 1t nooa .. ..,., to oont1nuo a111t&I'J sov01._nti 111 taot i t aot 111 -· to 1aoludo tba 11- a:roa . \Ia vil not turn over a:rou to tho ooatrol ot ttl• ItaUu flOve.-nt ~tU t'be pwwa at bU ao•--' a OOIIIPlaillll &PJI1'0PJ'1&to to tho p:rl~ o1plea t• ldaloh tha U41tocl lau- a:ro t1&bt1118 t.h1o ,.., l laave IJiotftotocl 11;J NJG ooODtat1 ... 111 Ital:r to :rot:rott> ,.._ 41I'OOt ~ 111 Ital1011 111teraal att'a1ra u­oept u tbof deY1ato rr- tbo poUoloo vblo.'l :rou Uld tbo rrs. IUA1otw baft -!atocl vltll :roopoot t o I talf. Vo .... ...se u ...., o1ea:r to t~ao uac. Bocl0£11<\ Uld a11 ta-poataat I ,,... ot tbo p:roo011t .,,., ·t tba~ 1t 1o our o111HN bee tlat tha Italiano W111 be able t o got toptlwr U4 Ntabllola a liNa4 bu.,, •U tuobt ooa11t1on f10nra­-t, Ul4 tbat We 1o tbo 4oo1N ot tbo Ull1tocl state• . It tlln' a:ro -'lo to do We Ul4 UNpo nt 1110NUoo, tbe obri- alto:raat1vo 1o tho I'CIIIt1Dat1aa ot P1l1t&I'J sonra­-t tor tho tbo lle1Jal. I tMl ~t vo -t rotraia no. .., at'-"' to eota'll11ola a ·~ so•ar=eat. IIlah aa au "3 t vou14 be Ge:'--l~ tt• 111t1110110o 011t~~J 'IJIIOD- 11111t&I'J ·~- 1t vo ban t o rule 111 ..-a

011-D-6205 (10 .OY '3)

SECRET coPY No. l 1M-01" 1111 IXACTCOIOY cw TIM -c • r--..

Regraded Unclassified

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SECRET • WAR DEPARTMENT Cl U.IP'IED MESSAGE CENTER

I MESSAGE .. ,.

SECRET COPY No. 1

Regraded Unclassified

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(]. o o~ ~b ,I oorlu /., •

loiO '1'1!.10 t tll gJ'Illll ...,. t bl oloallJ p~r:~roard be• tore bring oomouniontrd to Onjonle (CO)

acorr t ory ot a tote ,.

Wnoh1ngton

'78 .. '7 , :!ovtmblr 11, e p. m.

ton4on

t)a tcd l'ovlmblr 11, 19"~

R&o'd 8:~ l'•'m•

At todn:r ' a mu tine ot thl London Pol1t1cnl War tor&

Ooordin=>tin.:. obmnittu thl tollot1inc •~tndn was

cono1c1trtd . (A) . A Ill OOr!l ndllm aubmit tld by Y 'E .in m~ch thl

~utot1on ot possi ble Ruaa1an port1c1~~t1on in t h t

orr porotion or propu~;onda d irectives una prcstnttd; ?l'lt

r;>ropostd th.n t tht ::trithh :>nd Ar.lt r1cm c-ovtrnnu:nto ahwld

cntioipott o Ruaoio n dtmnnd b;r 1nv1t1nc ot ltaat o

11 m1 trd Ruast nn partio1pn t1ou1 .

(D) . A mcmorondWII prt pO. rld b}' tbt :>orti ~;n 01't'10I .. in o;~hich thtrl 'litiS pro)loarcl o. <l'il''lot1vi for ltnl y as c

rroult ot ~t tht Fort1sn Otfiot infor=td ua wn a a

joint c1rc1aion on tht ?Ort or thr Artrionn ~nd Br1tiah

oovtrm:lt nta th.ot "it would br 'Out tl~ t thE King end

Bo.dog11o should ttapornril)" c ~rry on na n t pru<nt in

virw ot the d1tt1cul~1le in tbl woq or br oc<lll'ling thr

(JoVErranl nt unt11 thE Allied torou rt ,•oh Rottt . •

With rc s nrc1 t o (A) nllcvc , it w .a l'l:,rud thnt t hio ~Ill I n .quca t1on

. .. 't •

Regraded Unclassified

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,.. ,.., 1,) .~.

0 •• •2• 17St7, Wovc=ber 11, 8 p. m. , rrom London

woa o question ot polioy r nther t~n propo~ondn end

tbnt the PWE propoanl would be prcoenttd by 071 ~n~

~E to the two OovErn=rnta tor o dEolalon no to whrthcr

or not the Ruaelana ehould bE invitEd to cooptrn tc in

propngondn activitice nnc.'l it oo, it thE ttlo e;ovtrnm£nte

dcalrcd n r~:oo=tndation trom 01'11 nnd 1''.'/E to thie encl.

OWl will trlEsrnph text.

With rrt:' l'<l to (B) ~bovt , Slr Omc Sorcrnt informEd

th£ ComDittEt th. t tht Uritiah and Aotriean GovErnments

h~d a~rttd th~t while thE7 did not tt~nt to bt oadE

rraponaiblE tor deciding whe t sovernotnt It~lJ ia to

~vr, S:,."<Ould 1:1: but thct thE Kine; end ll:'do:;llo should

temporarily carry on ~· a t ortoEnt in viEW or the 0

d1t1'icultit.G in the•\'11\;,' ot broocltnln{; thE GOVErnmEnt

until tht AlliEd tor on renoh nomE . !It ndd td thnt the

King ~a now rrjtoted Bedo~lio'e rtnlcnation end nns

naked him to corry on until Rome ia rEnchtd 0 Sir Ormc

oddcd that this dtciaion had been cndor•••·b~.~b& .

combined cniete ot St4t t ond tinolll hod recEiVEd the

approval ot the very htghcot levels or both Cover nm.nte .

Sino& thE Amtrieon rE~rcarnta titee on thE CommittE&

were oompletEl;; unlnt~ed with reac rcl to ;,ny ouch

dtcldon rrMh&d or nen r1ith re(:nrd t o thE tMt or the 1\ing'a rrtua"l to

Regraded Unclassified

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0 • ~ ,84.71 llovtmbt r 11, 8 P•''" t rcm> Lcndon

Xlng ' a rrtuaol to obd1ootr , thc7 n rrr foror d to qcc~pt

the Br1t1ah vrraion nnd to oroocrd on th~t bns1a. A

u'\oopoacd d i rrctiVE reo rived frOIII Orne rol Eiatnho'lltr Vta a

nho oonoidtred in thia connection, It was ncrHd that

in the evtnt some deftnac brcnmr nearasa r; of the

attitude of thr two Gove rnment 's rrgardint; thE nErl

Ita lian situ:>t1on 'th~t tht tollct~inG propnaanda lint

ahoUld b t c;t ntrnll~· adopted ,

0 Tht refusal of Sforz n ~nd Croce t o join n government

unltas tht King •bdio t td , :.nd th.t rt fusnl of tht King

to civt up his thronc , hcs produced n drcd l oek which

onl1 tht It~l1cn ptoplt c an rcoobve , Pending th£

rESolution of this dt o.d l ock by tht Ita lian ptoplt , the

Allira do not propost t o concErn thtntstlve3 \'lith this

oontrovrra;o- b\lt this dots not me an t hat thr ~· hnvt

dr pnrttd in thE ltas t from t hr t:oaco\1 dtelor nti on t ht\ t

t he Italian GovernmEnt s hould br "'"de mort dtooer ntic . 11

It wca !.\lao n:;rttd t''l.l\t the co,n1tttE should ttlt =::-aph

to Ornr:-nl Eistnhowt:- aug _tstinc that t b t cbovt be

1noo:-pornttd in .'c r nc,rc)h tno of "lie propostd dirtct ivr

embodiEd in his ttltzt'CrJ t o Acr.7AR l!o . 1010 or liovtmlnr

10 in tht (VEnt cr1tic1am Of t he t110 J OVtrnmtnt 1 a

droieion should ~rise ,

ThE Ar>•trionn mrmbera r

Regraded Unclassified

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0 -6- "8t 7, November 11, 8 p .m. , from London

ThE Acerioon members ot thc Comoittcc dcairc

r capcctt ully to i nvite th£ ottcntion or the joint

Chitta ot Stott , th1 OWI end the D1pcrt~cnt ot Stot t

to the tact that in the prcarnt inetanoc they we re

dt9tndrnt enti rely upon informa t ion rcocivcd from

t heir British oollrogurs and were thus forced to t oke

o. dco1aion which ehould this i nformntion be not entire l y

occuro.tc might hove ~~ ~·1 oua cc nerqucncea . Thcy thcrr­

torc reepeottully reiterate their request t ha t o.ny

auoh decisions which would requirc on ad hoc dteiaion

on propaga nda dircotivc bc aupplird them at oncE

nhr thcr it shoul d etanotc trom Ocncro l E1senhowtr 1a

hcodquortcre or ?rom o. decision of the combined Chiefs

or Stoff or ot t he Dtpcrtmcnt of st~te or from the

highest level,a .

Plenat i nform Chitta ot St~tf and OWI .

ThE Amboaacdor aaka t ha t the above mcesogt br

brought to the ottcntion ot the Pre s ident.

WDIANT

Lll8

Regraded Unclassified