767.68119/234: Telegram
The Special Mission at Lausanne to the Secretary of State
[Received 8:30 p.m.]
55. Following statement given to the press yesterday:
“The attention of the American representatives has been drawn to statements in the press leading readers to the belief that the American delegation has suggested postponement, adjournment, or change in program of the Conference of Lausanne. There is not the slightest foundation for this belief. The American representatives in common with all those who desire peace and general welfare entertain the most sincere hope for the complete success of the negotiations and believe that the forces which impel the nations seeking adjustments in the Near East are growing forces. Any views not directly authorized by the American representatives may be considered as the views which others desire the American representatives to hold rather than the views which the American representatives themselves accept. When the occasion is presented the American [Page 912] delegation will not hesitate to expose the original source of such misrepresentation.[”]