740.00119 Control (Rumania)/10–2844: Telegram
The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kennan) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 28—1:22 p.m.]
4133. Department’s 2418, October 12, midnight. On October 25 I received a telegram from Caserta stating that our military authorities were prepared to transport Melbourne and Hulick to Bucharest on October 26. I immediately communicated this information, as well as the other considerations set forth in the Department’s 2496 of October 21,46 in writing to the Foreign Office and informed Caserta accordingly. I have now received a note from Vyshinski in reply to Mr. Harriman’s note of October 13 concerning American representation on the Control Commission and my letter of October 25. The pertinent sections of this note state in paraphrase translation as follows:
The Soviet Government does not object to the appointment in Rumania of a political representative of the United States Government. It should be noted, however, that in the present case the Soviet Government has in view the parallel with Italy where there is also a Soviet political representative. With respect to the number of members of the American representation on the Control Commission if [in] Rumania, as stated in Mr. Molotov’s letter of October 7 (reEmbs 3847 October 8, 1 p.m.) this question should be determined in agreement with the chairman of the Control Commission.
With respect to the travel to Bucharest of Melbourne and Hulick, this matter has been brought to the attention of the Soviet military authorities in Bucharest.
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