BRITISH EMBASSY,
 
WASHINGTON 8, D. C.
 
14th January, 1945
 
Dear Leo,
 
       In confirmation of my telephone message of yesterday, 
I am writing, on the Ambassador's instructions, to inform 
you that His Magesty's Government are prepared to accept
the President's proposed compromise on voting on the Secu-
rity Council of the World Organization.
 
       His Majesty's Government are still not entirely clear 
as to the precise effect of the application to paragraph 1 
Chapter 8, Section C of the Dumbarton Oaks proposal of the
rule that parties to a dispute should not vote, but they do 
not anticipate any difficulty  on this scores.
 
       The Foreign Office ask us to recall to you that the 
question of voting is not the only one that remains, to be 
settle, before a United Nations Conference could be called, 
and that all difficulties will not probably have been got 
out of the way before the next Three Power meeting. This 
must unfortunately militate against going ahead too preci-
pitately. The Foreign Office alas recall that the idea was 
that the invitation to the Conference should be sent out in 
the names of the Three (or Four) Powers. Consultation be-
tween us would consequently be required before the invitation 
actually issues.
 
                          Yours sincerely,
 
                           Michael Wright
 
 
Mr. Leo Pasvolski,
Department of State of the Unites States
Washington, D.C.