840.70/10–3144: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in the United Kingdom (Gallman)
9075. You will probably have learned from the Foreign Office of a note dated October 28 from the Soviet Ambassador, similar to one addressed to us, to the effect that the Soviet delegation at the EITO Conference would not participate further in the Conference unless the present Polish delegation were replaced by one representing the Polish Committee of National Liberation. In another telegram we are advising the delegation that the technical issues raised by the Soviet position are of such importance that we will not be able to send definitive instructions within a minimum of 10 days and that accordingly we would have no objection to the Conference recessing. In the meantime we are considering the best method of dealing with the problem raised by the Soviet note.