800.51W89 France/678: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Edge)
209. Your 337, May 27, 11 P.M.41 Department does not need to again advise you or the French Government of the position which the United States Treasury takes in relation to the French delay in completing’ the formal requirements of the Hoover year debt suspension.
With the approach of the debt maturity date of June 15 the status of the postponement agreements will become a matter of increasing [Page 612] public interest in the United States with large possibility of misunderstanding and of harmful comment regarding governments which have not signed agreements legalizing debt postponement. There will be little time for M. Tardieu’s successor to consider and act on the matter before that maturity date. Please see Tardieu, urge on him the importance of facilitating in every way his successor’s understanding of the matter and inquire whether he has any objection to your immediately taking it up confidentially and informally with M. Herriot in order that the conclusion of negotiations may be expedited and a serious contretemps may be avoided.
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