860F.51/11–746: Telegram
The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Gallman) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 7—8:47 a.m.]
9336. Mytel 9261, November 5 and 89 to Praha.86 FonOff official charged Czech Affairs states that when Attlee received Clementis latter immediately introduced question British credits to Czecho and afterwards sought to explain Czech position on US loan declaring “Czech Govt was convinced US action was solely on grounds of Czech attitude at Paris Conference” to which Attlee responded that he was [Page 235] aware that “Secretary Byrnes and others were displeased with the action of Czechs at Paris” and concluded interview by counselling Clementis “upon his arrival in US to take steps at once to come to an understanding with US authorities.”
Official added interview was very satisfactory from FonOff viewpoint, that Clementis in attitude and approach is typical of Soviet stooges in satellite Govts, and that he is being sent to UN meeting to “keep Masaryk in line.”
Repeated Praha 91.
- Not printed; it reported that Clementis, who was stopping 3 days in London en route to the United Nations meeting in New York, had paid a widely publicized call on Prime Minister Attlee (860F.51/11–546).↩