Paris Peace Conf. 184.00101/46
Minutes of the Daily Meetings of the Commissioners Plenipotentiary, Tuesday, April 8th, 1919
April 8, 1919
- Present:
- Mr. Lansing
- Mr. White
- General Bliss
- 1.
- A memorandum quoting a letter from Admiral Benson to the Commissioners with regard to radio communications was considered. The Commissioners requested that Admiral Benson be informed either orally or in writing that they were very greatful to him for the information contained in his letter, and that they concurred entirely with his views as expressed therein. They were likewise obliged for the warning which he had given them and stated that if at any time the question of establishing such an Inter-Allied Technical Radio Commission should be brought to the attention of the Commission on which they were serving, they would be glad to take Admiral Benson’s warning and endeavor to have the matter postponed until after peace is signed. Admiral Benson’s Statement Regarding Radio Communication
- 2.
- Memorandum No. 208 was read with regard to a proposed trip of Mr. Dresel to Berlin. General Bliss stated that he had spoken with [Page 147] Mr. Dresel and had advised the latter to see Col. House with a view to making an appointment with the President to receive such instructions as might enable him to conduct his Mission in Berlin more satisfactorily. General Bliss requested Mr. Herter to ascertain whether Mr. Dresel had as yet seen Col. House or the President before the Commissioners took further action on the memorandum in question. Furthermore, the Commissioners felt that the statement in the first paragraph of the memorandum in regard to the object of Mr. DresePs trip to Berlin was a new one which they would reserve for discussion until General Bliss’s request had been complied with. Mr. Dresel’s Proposed Trip to Berlin