‘File 28/51 Anglo – American relations (policy)’ [‎14r] (27/34)

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(This telegram is of particular secrecy and should be
retained by the authorised recipient and not passed on)
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2nd May, 1944.
Repeated to Washington No. 164 Saving.
My telegram No. 63 Saving of April 29th* fttiglo-
American discussions regarding the Twiddle East.
It Is now necessary to consider how we can apply in
the Middle East itself the principle of Anglo-American co
operation and of community of intersts which ms the nainAgreed
conclusion of the discussions with Mr. Wallace Murray. ' His
Majesty 1 s Ambassador Washington has drawn attention to the
difficulty of controlling reports of grievances and complafrits
when they Teach Washington and Mr. Wallace Murray himself
spoke seriously at the last meeting at the Foreign Office of
the danger of a stream of quite minor complaints creating a
current of opinion ill America bearing no relation to their
instrinsic importance, but which it might be beyond the power
of Governments to control. As you will see from the last
paragraph of the agreed minute in my telegram under reference,
it was agreed that machinery should be devised locally at all
necessary levels, so that all such complaints and grievances
should so far as possible be raised frankly, examined jointly
and settled on the spot. Telegrams for this purpose would,
it was agreed, be sent to you and to British diplomatic
Representatives in the Middle East. Mf. Wallace Murray said
that he would do his best to get corresponding instructions
sent to Mr. Landis and to the United Skites diplomatic
Representatives concerned on his return to Washington. The
military and supply authorities of the two countries would
be actively encouraged to do the same.
2. I am encouraged by the admirable work which the M.E.
S.C. in general and Commander Jackson in particular have been
able to achieve in this direction, to believe that much improve
-raent could be effected if more co-operation in remedying com
plaints could be arranged locally, especially on technical
levels. Obviously we stand to suffer just as much from a
non-co-operatige attitude or from unresolved g rievances and
complaints on the part of representatives of Ufcited States
Treasury, Army or F.E.A. as from direct diplomatic intervent
ions by American diplomatic missions. United States Govern'
-ment Departments do not seem to be so closely linked with
each other as ours and this is an additional reason for
arranging direct contacts at technical levels.