Office of the Historian
Joint Statement by President Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister (MacDonald)58
April 23, 1933

The President and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald had a further meeting this evening at which the Secretary of State, the British Ambassador, American and British experts were present.

Some of the subjects generally outlined at Saturday’s meeting59 were explored in further detail. The discussion centered around the monetary aspect of the agenda60 of the World Economic Conference.

After a helpful exchange of views it was arranged that a further discussion should take place between the experts at the office of the Secretary of State on Monday morning at 11 o’clock, preliminary to a further conference with the President and Mr. MacDonald on Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.

  1. Issued by the White House as a press release, April 23, 1933; reprinted from Department of State, Press Releases, April 29, 1933, p. 259.↩
  2. April 22.↩
  3. League of Nations, Monetary and Economic Conference, Draft Annotated Agenda submitted by the Preparatory Commission of Experts (Official No.: C.48.M.18.1933.II. [Conf. M.E.I.]).↩