Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON April 1, 1946 SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS COUNCIL OF The Soviet Deputy has made a statement which he may FOREIGN 210- have intended as a warning that the USSR is not pre- MINISTERS pared to take part in the Paris conference unless agreed drafts of the treaties are ready for consideration. 051- BULGARIA The political composition of the new Fatherland Front cabinet is the same as the old, even though several ministers in the previous cabinet have been replaced. 051 - FRANCE Bidault has told Caffery that as long as he is Foreign Minister there will be no change in French policy on Germany because he believes it would be political suicide for his party as well as himself to try to make an about-face at this time. 051 - IRAN The Prime Minister told Murray on Friday that he had not yet reached an agreement with the Soviets and thinks that a final understanding will still take some time. If the three notes which he has given to the Soviet representative result in an agreement, he plans to instruct Ambassador Ala to see that the Iranian question remains of continuing concern to the Security Council until the last Soviet soldier has left Iran. He has instructed Ala to divulge the nature of Iran's negotiations with the USSR only in response to questions put to him by Council members but when any agreement is signed, Ala will inform the Council of all details. Ostentatious Soviet troop movements were reported by our Consul in Tabriz indicating that evacuation from Azerbaijan started Soviet evacuation is reported well under way from northern areas previously occupied. 05- ITALY King Victor Emmanuel is seriously considering abdication, according to unofficial word from the Palace received by our authorities in Italy. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DORBECRT State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 By NLT- HL NARS, Date 11-10-H