740.00119 European War 1939/2240: Telegram
The Ambassador to the Yugoslav Government in Exile (MacVeagh) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 8—12:22 p.m.]
57. See the Department’s Yugos 7 of March 3, 7 p.m. My Soviet colleague today informed me that he is instructed in the event of the Bulgarian Mission arriving in Cairo simply to join with me and my British colleague in hearing what it may have to say and to report to his Government accordingly. He is similarly instructed as regards to the Rumanian emissary (see my Yugos 54 of March 3, 10 a.m.34) whose arrival here the British Ambassador expects may take place the end of this week. He definitely denied that he had any instructions in either case to present any views. Regarding the Department’s observation in its telegram above referred to that since a state of war does not exist between the Soviet Government and Bulgaria the question might arise of the former’s desiring to take part in conversations of the type proposed he remarked that “we wish to be informed as to what takes place and the best way to ensure this is to be present ourselves.”