851.4061 Motion Pictures/168: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in France (Armour)
236. Department’s mail instruction 1174, June 20. Major Herron of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors has told the Department that the French have not afforded the American motion picture industry an opportunity to participate in the negotiations now understood to be in progress with regard to the establishment of a quota on motion pictures effective July 1. If this is true it would appear to be contrary to the arrangement recently reached with the French with regard to the establishment of quotas. The Department feels that the motion picture interests should be consulted in this matter. It is hoped that you can obtain this opportunity for them and also that you will be able to steer the French away from adopting any restrictions which have as their purpose subsidizing French industry.