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Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams
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Records of the Naval Aide to the President (Truman Administration)
State Department Briefs Files
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Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965
Spaak, Paul-Henri, 1899-1972
Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON
May 10, 1948
SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS
SOVIET UNION
In the opinion of former Premier Spaak of Belgium,
the USSR is not desirous of provoking a general war
at this time since the Soviets realize they cannot win out in the long
run. He urges, however, that to deter the Soviets and to give encour-
agement to western Europe we announce that US forces will remain in
Germany until peace is restored and that any attack on these US forces
would be considered an act of war.
YUGOSLAVIA
Embassy Belgrade reports evidence that the Yugoslavs
are convinced that many important elements in the US
actually desire war and that, whatever the results of the US election,
Henry Wallace will emerge as the "major political influence in the US"
and perhaps as the leader of a "peace party".
SCANDINAVIA
Swedish officials are apparently thinking in terms
of a Scandinavian pact under which Sweden would agree
to come to the aid of Norway and possibly Denmark in the event of an
attack in return for a Norwegian and Danish commitment to adhere to
the Swedish policy of strict neutrality. One Foreign Office represen-
tative has commented that what Sweden sought to avoid was being caught
between a Finland in the eastern bloc and a Norway belonging to the
western bloc.
PALESTINE
Following long discussions with British representa-
tives in New York concerning a trusteeship for Palestine,
our delegation reports that, in sharp contrast to previous indications,
the British gave evidence of a desire to cooperate with us. As a result
of conflicting evidence on the UK position toward the Palestine case, we
have requested our Embassy in London to determine just what Bevin's pol-
icy in this matter really is.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979
By NLT- HC NARS, Date 11-13-to