500.A15A4/1067: Telegram
The Acting Chairman of the American Delegation (Gibson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:06 p.m.]
199. Supplementing my 198, May 23, 8 p.m.,15 particularly that part dealing with the possibility of having Herriot and MacDonald here before the beginning of the Lausanne Conference.
We have been considering how Bruening could be informed as to the situation which makes it so imperative for him to complete the group at that time and how we could convey to him the unhappy effect created by the Stresemann letters upon the French statesmen so that he may be prepared to do his utmost to counteract it.
There are various possible methods of approach. One is that Davis and I might go to Berlin on the ground that we have already been to Paris and London. However our own judgment is against this. Our London mission was of a much more general explorative character whereas this is of a limited scope for the purpose of conveying certain information. In addition if we now went to Berlin the question might arise as to our going to Rome. We have thus far escaped any publicity whereas our appearance in Berlin would almost inevitably lead to undesirable press reports.
Another method would be to send Dolbeare fully informed on the subject to see the Chancellor. His usefulness is enhanced by his [Page 140] fluent German. We fear however that the Chancellor might feel or be induced to feel that the message should have been brought to him by somebody of higher rank especially in view of our trip to London and Paris.
However it seems to us that we obviate serious difficulties by embodying what we have to say in a letter addressed to our Ambassador at Berlin16 to be taken to him by Dolbeare. This letter would be accompanied by another explaining why we are taking this course suggesting that Sackett read our first letter to Bruening and that we hope he will take Dolbeare with him in order to answer any questions the Chancellor may be disposed to ask and in order to bring back a direct report to us.
Unless you prefer some other course we plan to send Dolbeare Thursday afternoon.