711.62119/43: Telegram

The Commissioner at Berlin (Dresel) to the Secretary of State

680. At interview this morning with Rosen I presented a memorandum founded on Department’s 1373, August 19, 7 p.m., and 1376, August 20, 6 p.m. Rosen stated that the subject would be discussed [Page 21] at a Cabinet meeting to be called Tuesday but his general attitude left little doubt but that the statement was considered satisfactory and he discussed various details concerning the signature and said that he was anxious to have it occur at the earliest moment possible. My impression is that signing may take place on Thursday or Friday.

Rosen requested that the memorandum handed him today and also some others containing substance of various instructions which I had been authorized to transmit might be put in the formal shape of a letter to him as embodying the understanding of the American Government and to this I agreed. He also stated that after signature he would feel it necessary to publish a statement setting out first, the text of the treaty, second, at least the substance of the letter I should write him, third, an account of the course of the negotiations which statement lie would submit to me for approval. Please instruct me as to whether I am authorized to agree with him as to the wording of such a statement.

Some discussion ensued as to ratification and Rosen suggested that it might be advantageous if debates could be carried on at the same time in the Reichstag and Senate as to which I made no comment. He stated to me that exact date for meeting the Reichstag had not been fixed but that it would be postponed to a date later than September 6th for which time it had been originally fixed. I shall appreciate some indication of when Department plans to submit treaty to Senate.

I will telegraph later exact date fixed for signature of treaty.

Dresel