958           FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1946, VOLUME VI

that persons abducted from Zone A will be released and allowed to
return to their homes.
   Sent Belgrade as 629, rptd to Paris for Secdel as 985.
                                                            CLAYTON
 811.002/1-1446
   Record of Meeting of the Secretaries of State, War, and Navy,
                   September 25, 1946, 10: 30 a. m.

                               [Extract]
 TOP SECRET
 Present: The Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Clayton
           The Secretary of War, accompanied by Assistant Secretary,
             Howard Petersen
           The Secretary of the Navy, accompanied by Under Secre-
             tary of the Navy Sullivan and Captain Dennison 82a
           Mr. Hickerson


   Mr. Sullivan inquired how the Secretary's telegram quoted above 83
 affects the Yugoslav situation. Mr. Clayton replied that he did not
 think it had any effect on the Yugoslav situation since we have not
 extended any credit to Yugoslavia and do not contemplate doing so.
 Mr. Sullivan inquired whether the Secretary's telegram did not have
 in mind UNRRA assistance to Yugoslavia and Mr. Clayton replied
 that he felt sure that the Secretary had in mind only actions of the
 United States Government and not activities of international orga-
 nizations like UNRRA.84    There followed a general discussion of
 this point. Mr. Forrestal said that he still felt that something should
 be done if possible to end this anomalous situation in which the United
 States was paying for 72 percent of the UNRRA program to a country
 which is manifestly unfriendly to us. He pointed out that there are
 still large quantities of goods to go to Yugoslavia under the UNIRRA
.program. Mr. Clayton said that he did not like this situation either
but that any action to be taken to end it should be taken by UNRRA
itself. He said that the Central Committee of UNRRA could perhaps

  82a Capt. Robert L. Dennison, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Politico-
  Militarv Affairs).
  8' Reference is to telegram 4787, Delsec 986, September 24, from Paris;
for text,
  see vol. ViI, p. 223.
  84 With regard to this subject, telegram 4865, September 27, 1946, from
the
  Secretary in Paris to Acting Secretary Clayton read as follows: "I
have noted
  press reports to the effect that UNRRA shipments are now moving to Yugoslavia.
  While I do not want to cancel any definite agreements I am convinced that
a fair
  review of this situation by UNRRA would bring to light the fact that these
  supplies are not needed. I have in mind the recent case of Czechoslovakia
where
  10 million dollars worth of material supposedly needed in that country
was being
  diverted elsewhere. I would like to have done everything consistent with
our
  obligations to slow down shipments to Yugoslavia." (850.40 UNRRA/9-2746)