500.A15A4/1824: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in France (Marriner)
97. Personal for Norman Davis. I fully appreciate the importance of sending you an answer to your telegrams Nos. 163 and 164 of April 16, and will do so as soon as possible. They have been before the President for the last 3 days and we have given them independent study here. The President’s time, however, has been so full in connection with monetary and other economic problems that it has been impossible for him to give the careful study which a decision or policy of this importance requires. We therefore ask your patience and believe that you will recognize the importance of our reaching a decision only after mature reflection, even if at the cost of some delay.