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Memorandum from Robert Lovett to Matthew Connelly
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TOP SECRET THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON September 23, 1948 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. CONNELLY Enclosed is a copy of the Western Powers' agreed answer to the Soviet aide memoire of September 18. The three identic aide memoires were delivered to the Ambassadors in London, Paris and Washington at two p.m., Washington time, yesterday. This is sup- posed to be the "final" exchange of aide memoires in the present discussions. The note is transmitted by cable from Paris, where it is evident that the matter was discussed for about two days by the three Foreign Secretaries with the three Military Governors from Berlin, the three Ambassadors from Moscow, and the three Special Advisers from London. Birustruct Robert A. Lovett = ARCHIVÉS &ERVICE "NATIONAL RECORDE AND Enc. Aide memoire was delivered in this fashion because Ambassadors of the three Western Powers were in Paris. DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 7-15-25 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, -Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- He NARS Date/ 12-1-75 TOP SECRET