811.348 Z 4/45: Telegram
The Chargé in France (Whitehouse) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:10 p.m.]
393. Reference Department’s unnumbered despatch of September 18, flight of Zeppelin to New Jersey.
Before action is taken on instruction referred to, may I suggest that from here the safer course and one less likely to raise difficulties [Page 171] would be to wait until the route is definitely determined and then to approach the Government or Governments concerned, taking the attitude of assuming as a matter of course that as necessary consequence of Allied Powers having consented to construction of our Zeppelin, authorization for its flight will be given.