740.00119 Control (Italy)/4–2845: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to Mr. Alexander C. Kirk, Political Adviser to the Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater, at Caserta

396. CCS today approved and sent to SACMED directive outlined in Deptel 323, April 12, with the additional instruction that if Yugoslav forces refuse to cooperate in plan for interim administration SAC must consult CCS before taking any action. (Your 1747, April 26).

Soviet concurrence is being sought by American and British Embassies in Moscow.

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