862.00/3057: Telegram
The Ambassador in Germany (Dodd) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 19—8:45 a.m.]
130. Department’s telegram No. 98, August 18, 1 p.m.55 Have conferred with Gordon and Messersmith. The facts set forth in the latter’s cable to the Department of this date56 as well as reports in the pouch now en route furnish full information as to the critical trend here. The situation set forth in my 129, August 18, constitutes to my mind further evidence thereof. Largely on account of this latter development I feel that it would be better to delay protest; I think that if the British and ourselves decline the Nuremberg invitation it would strengthen the hand of the liberal and peace forces in Germany.
In this connection it should be noted that the new British Ambassador is not here now having only visited Berlin for a day or two at the beginning of August; I therefore hope that the Department may feel it advisable to take this matter up immediately either in Washington or through our Embassy in London.