856A.20/52: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister to the Netherlands Government in Exile ( Biddle ), at London

Netherlands Series No. 34. Reference is made to the telegram simultaneously being sent you regarding action in Surinam.12

If you have any reason to believe that the reversal in the Netherlands Government’s position is traceable to the British Government, you are authorized in your discretion to consult with Ambassador Winant and, should you both agree to the wisdom of such action, arrange to have our position brought to the attention of the Foreign Secretary or the Prime Minister, together with an expression of our hope that the British Government will feel that in the interest of the success of our joint efforts it will lend its full and immediate support to our position.

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  1. Infra.