Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 57 Part 2.djvu/307

 57 STAT.] CANADA, GREAT BRITAIN-INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS-MAR. 26, 1943 most readily made with the owners of the diamonds, the present note and Your Excellency's reply to that effect will be regarded as an understanding between our two Governments. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. H. FREEMAN MATTHEWS Charge d'Affaires ad interim The Right Honorable WINSTON CHURCHILL, C.H., M.P ., Foreign Ofice, London. The Permanent Secretary in the British Foreign Office to the American Charge d'Affaires ad interim FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W. 1. 26th March, 1943. SIR, I thank you for your letter of today's date regarding the proposal of the Government of the United States that provision should be made for discussion of the disposition of diamonds in the United Nations reserve of industrial diamonds within three months of the date of termination of the arrangements agreed in the Agreement on Industrial Diamonds signed to-day. In reply I have the honour to inform you that the Government of the United Kingdom concur in the proposal and that this note and your note to which this is a reply will be regarded as an understanding between our two Governments in this matter. I have the honour to be, with high consideration, Sir, Your obedient Servant, (In the absence of the Secretary of State) ALEXANDER CADOGAN. Mr. I. FREEMAN MATTHEWS, etc., etc., etc., 1, Grosvenor Square, W. 1. 943

�