741.53/117: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 26—8:30 p.m.]
4228. To the President and the Secretary. This evening Eden50 told me that they had had a reply from Salazar and that he had asked that the negotiations be in Lisbon. They are accepting this request and are sending Tuesday51 an Army and a Navy officer of medium rank, a Foreign Office official and one from the Ministry of Economic Warfare, the last because the British feel that Salazar will probably ask for some extension of trade facilities. Eden said they might need our help in this latter field. He will keep us informed of the negotiations. Both the Prime Minister and Eden felt that the suggestion with regard to Brazilian help should be postponed until the main issue has been established.