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    "ocrText": "ARCHIVES s RECORDS NATIONAL AND\n- 2 -\nSERVICE\"\nI said that the United States Governzent must, of course, continue\nto have the mont complete freedom to discuse these and other satters\nwith other Governments. No agreements vere made or contemplated in such\ntalks, and certainly none would be tade affecting the interests of any\ncountries not present. But, just as Australia must be free do diseuss\nmatters as and when it chose, so me must be free, and I wished Mr. Evatt\nto be under no illusion about the matter but to understand that ve\nwould continue to proceed as ve had. I pointed out that we were at all\ntimes willing and anxious to diacusa satters with the Australian Govern-\nment, but that it would be quite impossible - if Mr. Evatt meant this -\nfor us to undertake that we would dineuss no matter affecting the Far\nEsstorn ares except in the presence of mepresentative of Australia.\nI made it very clear again that our attitude on the peace treaty\nhad not changed and that we vere continuing to explore in the Departsent\nthe procedural difficulties which ao far had sade it impossible to\nproceed with a peace conference.\nThe Arbassador secaed somewhat apologetic about the message\nwhich he had to deliver, and I assured hia that he must always feel\nperfectly free to come in to me with any sessages whatever from his\nGovernment, and that I would always try to deal with him frankly and\nclearly.\nDean Acheson\nCOPIES TO:\nMr. Butterworth\nMr. Perkins\nMr. Fusk\nDr. Jessup\n3:DA:be\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E)\nDept. of State letter, 17-33-35 6.9.1973\nBg\nNLT- He . NARS Date 4-2776"
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