Telegram from Acting Secretary of State James Webb to American Embassy, London
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OCR Page 1 of 5DIVISION OF
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TELEGRAPH BRANCH
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OUTGOING TELEGRAM
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SENT TO AUTHORSEY LONDON
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State Dept. Guidelines, March
6,
1932
11-11-51
EUR
PRIORITY NIACT 4124
5-7-85
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By DEB NLT, Date
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NO DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE DEPT.
Mounting public pressure re rubber shipments to Bovbloc,
together with real importance from strategic standooint of
controlling such shipmente, have led DEPT to conclude formal
statement US position this problem shld be nut before UKGOV
pt high level PONOR'. In presenting secret note(during dry
March 12) ENB shid point out that US PWATE subject will prise
in rubbar discussions with UK tin DEL Washington, and intends
exemine it fully that context, but that US wishes UK consider
at high levels
most seriously/generol problem reised by uncontrolled rubber
ahionenta to Bovbloc, and believes formal statement US vie's
may be useful in this consideration. Dreft note begine:
Have honor refer to statement by PM in House Commons FEB
6 that QTE it is the general policy of HMG to watch rnd in
conropriate CPAPE to control the export of r11 strrtegic goods
and meterials in order arfeguard our own requirements and helo!
limit the flow of supplies to undesir-ble dertinations UNQTE.
Hr. Attlee added that BRIT policy QTE is determined in the light
of discussiona with the U3 end other friendly GOVTS UNITE.
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