352.1153 St 2/29: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Spain ( Blair )
14. Reference your 12, January 31, 3 p.m.13 Instructions are hereby given you to leave for Paris and London to confer on the oil question and to remain absent from Madrid, where Grummon14 will take charge, not more than a week. …
Your French colleague may be confidentially informed of this mission. If the American Embassy in Paris so desires, you may, at your discretion and in conjunction with it, informally discuss the situation with the Foreign Office there. In view of the British attitude, however, the Department entertains doubts as to the wisdom of reporting the reason of your London visit either to your British colleague or to the British Foreign Office. You may cable from Paris or London for any further desired instructions.