740.00119 EW/11–147: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Acting United States Delegate to the Inter-Allied Reparation Agency (Daspit) at Brussels
urgent
1583. For Daspit. Dept fully approves your position during Assembly session reported urtel 1703 Nov 1.30 You shld accordingly inform Rueff and at the same time reiterate your statement that President responsible for ruling speakers out of order if statements not within proper scope for Assembly discussion. You might also suggest in connection with any possible rulings this nature that Rueff cld make statement that protest against actions by Occupying Powers most appropriately [Page 1131] and effectively presented thru direct diplomatic channels and that failure agree debate at IARA no indication whatever that such protest considered inappropriate.
You shld specifically state that US Del will not transmit officially to your govt any resolution or other formal communication which is regarded as outside proper scope IARA Assembly or Secretariat. In the event discussion renewed in Assembly and improper protest resolution appears likely of adoption, you are authorized at your discretion to make statement before Assembly along these lines.
Your statement that McJunkins-Whitham communication31 informative only entirely confirmed USPolAd’s 3473, rptd Brussels as 151, Oct 31.32 Continue keep Dept and USPolAd fully advised all developments.
Rptd USPolAd, Berlin as 2222.