851.4061 Motion Pictures/52: Telegram
The Chargé in France ( Armour ) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 2—2:35 p.m.]
189. Meeting of the French and American film interests was held yesterday. Harold Smith29 has reported it to the Hays organization, and Commercial Attaché has reported it to the Department of Commerce.
It appears that the very contingency materialized the parrying of which the Embassy suggested in its telegram No. 161, April 19, noon, [Page 1010] second paragraph. When asked to make suggestions the representatives of the American film interests had nothing to propose.
The official communiqué, which was brief, stated that the discussion took place in an atmosphere of cordiality. The contrary was the fact, and I understand that certain of American film men took an aggressive attitude poorly calculated to facilitate the course of further negotiations.
Next meeting is on Saturday.
- European representative of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc.↩