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clearly defining the rights of our representatives. At  
the present moment of negotiation it appears that our 
proposed text of this protocol may not be accepted, but 
the discussion now taking place at Moscow will doubtless 
result in more satisfactory provisions as regards our 
representation in Hungary, than had been proposed by the 
Soviet Government, and will probably serve also to remove 
some of the sources of complaint in Rumania and Bulgaria.
 
        With respect to the second part of the armistice 
period the Department has taken no action regarding the 
Commission for Rumania. In the case of Bulgaria, on which 
our views were made clear during the discussion of armis-
tice terms, the British and Soviet Governments have been
informed that we reserve the right to reopen discussion 
of the matter at a later date. As for Hungary, we are 
seeking to have our equal participation stipulated in the 
armistice agreement period, failing which we shall make a 
similar reservation as in the case of Bulgaria. 
 
         In addition to its military representation on the 
Control Commissions, this Government has in Rumania and 
Bulgaria civilian "United States Representatives" who 
have the personal rank of Minister and who maintain in-
formal relations with the Rumanian and Bulgarian Govern-
ments, respectively. The United Kingdom has similar 
representatives in Rumania and Bulgaria, and, according 
to present plans, both the United States and the United 
Kingdom will be so represented in Hungary.
 
        The United States Representatives have no connection 
with the work of the Allied Control Commissions except 
in so far as they may be consulted by the American repre-
sentatives on those Commissions on matters of American for-
eign policy. Both delegations have of course instructions
for close cooperation in the protection of American interests.