Telegram from Charles Sawyer to Secrertary of State Edward Stettinius

DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF CENTRAL SERVICES OF STATE TELEGRAMSSE ls TELEGRAPH SECTION MJK-628 This te le gram must be closely paraphrased be- Dated June 15, 1945 fore being C ommunicated to anyone . SECPER) RECTO 1:23 p.m. Scoretary of State, Washington. E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) DECLASSIFIED of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 Dept. BYNLT-LC nans Date 7-25-75 TOPSEC. 799, June 15, 2 This morning Spaak asked that I call to discuss with him an article appearing in the LIBRE BEIGIQUE charging the the King was refused access to documents prepered bj his household and refused USE of the radio by the Allied Mili- tary authorities. The article was in good temper so far as the Allies were concerned but the statements of facts are completely false. This Spaak wished to say immediately but wanted to be sure his CEnial met with the approval of the American and British Ambassadorse The British Ambassador GEnEral Erskine and I fElt that it was quite proper for Spaak to issue c.n. immediate denial. Van Acker will return this afternoon from his visit with the King. Spaak thinks the King is planning to return and is greatly disturbed. The British Ambassador te 11s me that his Govt is considering a demand on the King that he take himse 1f out of the territory controlled by the Allied Armies. This is a reversal of the position communicated by British ARCHIVES "INATIONALI SERVICE RECOEDS