COPY OF INCOMING TELEGRAM                  
 
 
EOC-346                                                     
This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to
anyone. (SECRET)
 
 
London
Dated October 7, 1944
Rec'd 8:10 p.m.
 
 
 
Secretary of State,
 
 
Washington.
 
 
US URGENT
 
 
8485, October 7, 8 p.m.
 
 
COMEA 108
 
 
I am glad to have Department's 8047 (October 2, 11 p.m.). When the
question of censorship and public information control is raised in the
EAC, I shall be able to comment informally on it in the spirit of the
directives.    However, lacking formal clearance, no written statement
of United States policy on these subjects can be put before the
Commission.  In this, as in many other questions pending before the
EAC, continued delay in clearing United States policy places the
American viewpoint and American interests at a decided disadvantage.
 
 
        I have noticed in EAC discussions that the Soviet delegate is
well-informed even in rather small details of the provisions which have
been outlined in the 29 British draft directives on Germany which have
been informally circulated.  If we wish American policy to be similarly
studied and given due weight by the other two Governments and,
particularly, by the Soviet Government, it is necessary to circulate
authoritative policy papers without further delay.  Speed is imperative
for mechanical reasons also. Each document when submitted has to be
laboriously translated into Russian, then transmitted to Moscow for
study and comment by the interested departments of the Soviet
Government and returned to London for negotiation by the Soviet
delegation in the EAC.
 
 
        Our experience so far shows that although the Russians may be
slow in presenting their own proposals, they meanwhile make a close
study of United States and United Kingdom papers and their positions
when presented are well thought out and well supported. When the
Russians do formally introduce