740.00119 EW/12–2744: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:51 p.m.]
5028. I am not certain that I have made clear what I had in mind in the second paragraph of my No. 5011, December 26, 10 p.m.
I understand from copies of cables received here that our representatives on the Control Commissions in Sofia and Bucharest are not being accorded the consideration from the Allied (Soviet) High Command that we consider they are entitled to receive. I am fearful that unless we register our demands in regard to the status of our representatives in Hungary before we agree to the Hungarian armistice, not only will our representatives receive the same treatment in Hungary but also the Soviets will interpret our failure to insist on our demands as acquiescence in the status of our representatives on the Control Commissions in Bulgaria and Rumania.
I urgently request instructions.