Paris Peace Conf. 103.93/56: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Commission to Negotiate Peace
[Received August 1—11:40 a.m.]
2681. Your 3283, July 23rd. Before deciding upon the continuance of the Paris and New York offices of Committee on Public Information beyond August 1st, it is important to know definitely whether the service supplied by them is indispensable to the efficient functioning of the Commission. If not, it should be discontinued in view of necessity for economy. Would it be possible to transmit official communiqués to Department, for distribution to press associations and have someone within the Mission file the radios for transmission by French radio? And would not foregoing, with a slight enlargement of the cable information service now supplied by the Department, meet the requirements of the Mission and serve as a practical substitute for Committee on Public Information?
Please telegraph your views immediately, in order that decision may be made. Expenses of New York office to August 1st being charged to your allotment.