841.24/811c: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
4079. On July 28 last, Assistant Secretary Acheson handed to Mr. Maynard Keynes a draft Lease-Lend agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. Mr. Keynes was to take this draft with him back to London and to place it before the British Government for its consideration. Since that time, we have had no word from the British Government in regard to this proposed agreement. I am sure you realize the importance which we attach to concluding such an agreement at an early date. I hope therefore that you will get in touch with Mr. Eden and ask him to expedite the consideration of this draft by the British Government in order that the negotiations looking to the agreement may be pressed to a conclusion.