Telegram from Secretary of State Edward Stettinius to Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew

DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 By NETHE NARS Date 7-29-79 EOC-1794 SAN FRANCISCO No paraphrase necessary. (SECRET) DATED JUNE 18, 1945 REC'D 11:50 p.m. TO: GREW ACTING, STATE DEPT, WASHINGTON ARCHIVES AND RECORDS FROM: STETTINIUS, UNCIO, SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE 7, June 18 Please send the following telegram Niact to Moscow as personal message from mc to Harriman: "With reference to my telegram to you of last night regarding the discussions here concerning the functions and powers of the General Assembly, this whole question was discussed today in a meeting of the Big Five. Gromyko showed a much more concilia- tory attitude toward the problem than he has herotofore, and for the first timo indicated a willingness to consider compromiso language. In the course of the meeting we worked out a revised text based on the Evatt proposal. This revised text reads as follows: :The General Assembly should have the right to discuss any matter relating to the maintenance of intornational poace and security or otherwise covered by the purposes and principles or falling within the scope of the charter, or relating to the powers and functions