740.00119 FEAC/9–2845
The Secretary of State to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Bevin)
Dear Mr. Bevin: I have your letter of September 28 advising that His Majesty’s Government agrees to the establishment of the Far Eastern Commission proposed in my letter of August 22. The United States Government is in accord with the understanding of His Majesty’s Government that under the terms of reference it is within the power of the Commission to determine whether it shall continue to meet in Washington or Tokyo.
I also wish to say that the representative of the United States on the Commission will be instructed to vote that the Commission meet in Tokyo whenever its members express a desire to meet there.
You requested that the Government of India be asked to become a member of the Commission and be invited to send a representative to the first meeting. The United States Government agrees to this suggestion and I will be glad to submit your request to the Governments of the Soviet Union and China.
Sincerely yours,