500.A15A4 General Committee/337: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the American Delegate (Wilson)
327. For Norman Davis. The German Ambassador78 called today, under instructions, and requested the support of our Delegation in Geneva in the following matter:
According to the German Government, there are indications that on Monday or possibly earlier a decision will be taken with regard to a second reading of that part of the MacDonald Plan on effectives before completing the first reading of the plan as a whole, which would include the chapters on materiel of war. The German Delegation, therefore, is faced with the necessity of a vote on that part of the Plan dealing with effectives before there is an opportunity to envisage the whole plan and especially before hearing the opinions of other countries in respect to war matériels.
The Department made no commitments and will leave the matter to your judgment.
- Hans Luther.↩