462.00 R 296/802: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Kellogg)
495. I shall answer the British note as soon as possible.20 Under the circumstances I desire you to go to Paris to attend the Finance Ministers’ conference, for we cannot consider allowing question to rest, and we should meet the British at Paris and show our readiness [Page 126] for full discussion and insistence on our rights. To do this can hardly fail to strengthen our position while to acquiesce in delay would seem to aid British plan of shelving discussion. We should make opposition of the British as inconvenient for them as possible—being ready, at the same time, to reach an amicable adjustment on a reasonable basis. To accomplish results desired your presence in Paris seems to be absolutely necessary. If deemed advisable there is no objection to having Logan and Herrick associated with you. Department is informing both Ambassador Herrick and Logan.21