840.70/10–1844: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 19—12:45 p.m.]
8895. Berle from EITO Delegation. ReDepts 8569, October 17.55 The principal points on which the United States and British Delegations had agreed with the Russians to amend the draft agreement were covered in Embassy’s 8791, of October 16. As indicated there the Soviet Delegation have reserved their position with regard to the paragraphs of Articles IV and VII on whose wording we had previously agreed as well as on the sections of Articles VIII and XII which were mentioned. Thus they have not circulated their amendments on these Articles to the Conference. In view of the extent of the Soviet reservations which was greater than they had led us to believe, on our suggestion we and the British reserved our positions with respect to the paragraph in Article I describing the character of the organization of [as?] advisory and consultative until we learn the Soviet position on the commitments in Article VIII.
Copies of the Soviet amendments as circulated to the Conference are coming to the Department by pouch.56 [EITO Delegation.]