500.A15A4 General Committee/671: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the American Delegate (Wilson)
393. The Department is considering ordering you to this country for a brief consultation over the Christmas holidays. Before reaching a decision, however, we should appreciate receiving from you a brief synopsis of the probable nature of the parallel political work to be undertaken as well as possible European reaction to the absence of all American delegates from Geneva for a period of a month or 5 weeks.
Please also suggest what economies you think can be effected during the present lull in disarmament both by ordering members of your staff back to their posts and by cutting down office and administrative expenses.