Office of the Historian

811.7490F/5–545: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, May 17, 1945—7 p.m.

3898. Embs 4554, May 5. In San Francisco the Secretary spoke13 to Anthony Eden14 in presence of Cadogan15 and Nevile Butler16 [Page 1022] regarding Saudi Arabian telecommunications matter. Mr. Eden who is now in London stated he would give matter his personal attention and hoped to be able to have a reply favorable to our desires.

Please continue to follow this matter closely bearing in mind necessity of having Saudi Arabian Government make known to Cable and Wireless nature of proposed modification before first of June.

Sent London, repeated Jidda.17

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  1. On May 11. The Secretary was participating in the United Nations Conference on International Organization which met at San Francisco from April 25 to June 26, 1945. For documentation on this Conference, see vol. i, pp. 1 ff.↩
  2. Anthony Eden, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.↩
  3. Sir Alexander Cadogan, British Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.↩
  4. Nevile M. Butler, British Assistant Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.↩
  5. As No. 136.↩