500.A15A4 General Committee/349: Telegram
The American Delegate ( Wilson ) to the Secretary of State
Geneva
, May 10,
1933—4 p.m.
[Received May 10—12:30 p.m.]
[Received May 10—12:30 p.m.]
635. My 634, May 10.
- 1.
- Eden informs me that at the further conversation with Nadolny this morning the latter seemed obviously to have received new instructions. He wriggled and was unsatisfactorily indefinite. Nadolny did, however, moderate his attitude of yesterday somewhat with regard to Germany’s material requirements taking a position more in line with juridical equality and sample types than with the demand for equality in quantity of material by the termination of the proposed convention. Eden has prepared a memorandum on what he considers was Nadolny’s attitude this morning which he will show Nadolny this afternoon and try to verify definitely.
- 2.
- Regarding effectives Nadolny corroborated Rosenberg’s83 statement attributed to General Blomberg84 as reported to you by Davis [Page 135] in his 114,85 to the effect that Germany agreed in principle to consider the standardization of armies. But despite protracted effort on Eden’s part in his talk with Nadolny this morning Eden was unable to conclude whether or not the agreement in principle referred to was of a workable nature, namely, whether Germany meant thereby a willingness to agree to standardization within a reasonably short definite period.
- 3.
- Eden feels as is understandable that he cannot continue much longer to act alone in this matter and proposes to report to the five after his discussion with Nadolny this afternoon unless some further factor intervenes meanwhile.
- 4.
- Eden will communicate with me immediately after his conversation with Nadolny this afternoon when I shall telegraph you again.
Repeated to Davis.
Wilson