701.6266A/8–2344: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:40 p.m.]
6848. ReDeptel 6219, August 5, midnight.1 On August 19 Foreign Office despatched note to Swiss Legation concerning repatriation of officials of the German Embassy to the Holy See. Text of note which follows lines set forth in Embassy’s 6181, August 3, 4 p.m., is being transmitted in Embassy’s airgram A–1029, August 23.1 Foreign Office decided not to allow the Vatican representative to accompany the party after consulting with British Minister to Holy See. Foreign Office omitted Elling from the list of Germans since the Allied Forces Headquarters has special grounds why in its opinion Elling should not be accorded diplomatic status. (ReDeptel 6513, August 17, 2 a.m.1)