Council of Foreign Ministers Files: Lot M–88: CFM London Decisions

Record of Decisions of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Lancaster House, London, September 29, 1945, 3 p.m.

C.F.M.(P) (45) 28th Meeting

Present

U.K. U.S.A U.S.S.R
Mr. Bevin Mr. Byrnes M. Molotov (Chairman)
Sir R. I. Campbell Mr. J. Dunn M. F. T. Gousev
Sir A. Clark Kerr Mr. B. V. Cohen M. K. V. Novikov
Mr. A. Duff Cooper Mr. J. F. Dulles M. S. A. Golunski
Mr. C. E. Bohlen M. V. N. Pavlov
France China
M. Bidault Dr. Wang Shih-Chieh (Chairman)
M. Couve de Murville Dr. Wellington Koo
General Catroux Dr. Victor Hoo
M. Alphand Dr. Hollington Tong
Mr. Yang Yun Chu

1. Record of Decisions of the Council

The Council completed their consideration of the Daily Records of Decisions of the first 26 Meetings of the Council. These Records were approved, with amendments.

2. Procedure for Preparation of Peace Treaties

The Council considered proposals submitted by M. Molotov and Mr. Byrnes regarding the procedure to be followed in the preparation of the Peace Treaties.

The Council agreed to resume their discussion of these questions at their next Meeting.

3. Protocol and Communiqué

The Council instructed the Protocol Committee and the Press Communiqué Committee to prepare, for consideration at their next meeting, drafts of a final Protocol and Communiqué relating to the work of the First Plenary Conference of the Council.