651.110/342: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Edge)
189. Your 299, May 9, 2 p.m. We are giving consideration to your suggestion that negotiations be suspended pending the organization of a new government. We will give you our decision as soon as possible. I am wondering, however, in the light of your 203 [303], May 9, 7 p.m.,30 whether Tardieu himself may not consider these negotiations extra-routine and may wish to suspend further discussions, leaving it to the new government to reach some definitive agreement with the Embassy. Do you think such new government as may be formed may have a more liberal attitude on quotas and tariff matters in general?
I judge from your 29730 and 299 that you consider our original quota demands to have been too limited in their scope. I would like to have such suggestions as you or the Commercial Attaché may care to make in the way of additional demands which might have been made or which might be made should negotiations be suspended and then renewed when the new government is formed.