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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)
The British Ambassador called to see me this afternoon at his request.
Lord Halifax referred to the conversation he had had with Mr. Acheson upon his return regarding the temporary Lease-Lend agreement. He explained to me the divergence of views within the British cabinet with regard to Article 7 and stated that Mr. Churchill strongly supported the position taken by this Government. He said that notwithstanding the very strong opposition on the part of the extreme Tory elements in the cabinet to the policy of this Government he was optimistic that some solution satisfactory to this Government might be found.