with a view to obtaining their concurrence in advance should the necessity arise for the issuance of the statement as a joint action. Instructions are requested as to whether you concur with the Department's recommendations or whether we should submit counter proposals to the British and Soviet Governments along the lines suggested by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Joseph C. Crew Acting Secretary Enclosures: (1) Text of proposed warning by the British. (2) Two proposed statements. EE:ED:EB 1/23/45 |