Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON September 3, 1946 TOP ODORET SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS 21° UNITED NATIONS The Secretary believes we should take the same position as the British who will oppose placing on the Security Council's agenda the Soviet proposal that the Council ask for full data regarding military forces in foreign countries. Our repre- sentative on the Council is instructed to point out that the Soviet request does not require a statement from the Soviets as to their troops in ex- enemy states and that the Soviet proposal is ridiculous so far as we are concerned because newspapers daily publish the number of our troops in foreign territories and that no US soldier is in any country which has not requested the presence of such soldiers except those in ex-enemy states. ARGENTINA 051- The Secretary is of the opinion that we must be reasonable in our decision as to Argentine compliance with its inter-American commitments. Our objective, he adds, is to restore not to prevent friendly relations. 051 - BULGARIA The Secretary in a conversation with the Bulgarian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister urged that a serious effort be made to conciliate the opposition parties in Bulgaria so that he might be able to describe the present Bulgarian Government to the American people as representative of the Bulgarian people and thus be able to sign a peace treaty with Bulgaria. 0.51 CZECHOSLOVAKIA In view of the Soviet allegation that we are trying to bring about the economic enslavement of Europe through a policy of handouts and in view of the general trend of the Communist-dominated government in Czechoslovakia, the Secretary requests information as to whether there is any proper way to prevent Czechoslovakia from utilizing the unused portion (approximately $39,000,000) of the $50,000,000 surplus property credit which we have extended to Czechoslovakia. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 By NLT- He NARS, Date 11-10-10 *