793.94/4729a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton)
90. I request that you deliver the following personal letter from me to Sir John Simon:
“My dear Sir John: I want you to know how sincerely I appreciate your constant and effective efforts for the incorporation by the Assembly of the League of Nations in Part I of its resolution of a proclamation which aligns the members of the League of Nations so harmoniously with the position taken by my Government in its note to China and Japan of January 7, 1932. The reference to the Kellogg Pact in the resolution is most gratifying evidence of a desire on the part of the members of the League who are also signatories of that treaty to find a common basis for action with the United States. I cannot but feel that the close cooperation of our Governments has resulted, with your assistance in Geneva, in an important contribution to the cause of peace. It has created a precedent of international practice which will, I believe, go far to effectuate the purposes which are common to both the Pact of Paris and the Covenant of the League of Nations. I can only assure you that it is my earnest hope and desire that our two Governments shall continue their efforts in the same spirit of constructive cooperation. Believe me, Yours very sincerely, Henry L. Stimson.”