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500.A15 a 1/457: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation (Gibson)

[Paraphrase]
Washington, July 20, 1927—3 p.m.

57. Your No. 110, July 19, midnight. After my telegram to Houghton last week,73 it is somewhat embarrassing to take matter up [Page 121] again with British Government. I am willing, however, to do anything that will be of assistance in bringing about an agreement.

In regard to your suggestions, the first seems to be taken care of by my telegram to Houghton; do not fully understand the second.

If I go no further than to say to the British that we cannot accept limitation of unit displacement of cruisers which would preclude armament of efficient battery of 8-inch guns, would not British assume that we are willing to make agreement to build cruisers below 10,000 tons with 8-inch guns?

Kellogg
  1. Quoted in telegram No. 50, July 16, 1 p.m., to the chairman of the American delegation, p. 108.↩