File No. 763.72/13431e
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France ( Sharp)
2135. The French Ambassador has informed me that the French Government intends to send to this country a mission of two or three distinguished men to express to the President the appreciation of their Government of his recent message, and to the American people the friendship of the French nation. I am replying to the Ambassador that the visit of such commissioners will be most welcome to this Government.
Upon receipt of this message you may confidentially inform the Foreign Office that the British Government intend to send at once to this country a commission for conference on plans of cooperation and that I have replied that they will be gladly received. At the same time I informed Mr. Page of the proposed visit of French commissioners suggesting that the British and French Governments consult together in order that there may be no confusion in arranging the visits of their respective commissions.