865.01/2316: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé at Algiers (Chapin)
1088. For Murphy. Your April 10, 10 a.m. Thank you for your report of conversations with Sforza on April 7 concerning the present political situation in Italy. It is hoped that a basis for the action which Count Sforza urges upon us to solve the present political crisis will be found in the present deliberations of the Advisory Council. (See the Department’s 883, March 24, 6 p.m., and 935, March 29, [Page 1095] 6 p.m.) As you know, the British Government has indicated its willingness to discuss in the Advisory Council the various proposals to bring all the opposition groups into the government. We have also informed the Soviet Government of our intention to discuss and arrive at a solution of the problems in the Advisory Council. You will, of course, keep this question constantly before the Advisory Council and endeavor to obtain an agreed recommendation to the Commander-in-Chief at an early date.
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