Office of the Historian

840.50 UNRRA/8–1645: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, August 18, 1945—1 p.m.

6992. For Clayton from Thorp, Vincent and Moffat. Urtel 8288, August 16. We recommend full support of Chinese view opposing establishment FERO. At later date if British, French or Dutch request UNRRA aid their areas and UNRRA operations are permitted Thailand, and if regional coordination found necessary consideration might then be given to establishing senior deputy director’s office at some point from which he could supervise branch offices and pass on matters not requiring central office decision. It must be remembered, however, that lines of communication are more effective between various Asiatic points and Washington than between such points and most problems will relate to supplies requiring Washington action.76 [Thorp, Vincent, Moffat.]

Byrnes
  1. No Far Eastern Regional Office was established in UNRRA.↩