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Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State (Castle) of a Conversation With the Netherlands Minister (Van Roy en) on December 10, 1929
[Washington,] December 12, 1929.
The Dutch Minister came to see me to ask about the démarche we made concerning the Manchurian situation. He said that he felt it was the best thing that could possibly have happened with regard to the Kellogg Pact, inasmuch as it proved the reliability of the Pact. He said, of course, the main thing was to show that it is possible to mobilize public opinion in favor of peace and that he felt Mr. Stimson’s note had done exactly this thing.
W. R. C[astle,
Jr.]