500.A15A/131: Telegram
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Bingham) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 3—2:46 p.m.]
377. From Davis. Your 277, June 29, 6 p.m. I fully share your disappointment over the attitude the British have taken and strongly favor standing by our position as outlined in your telegram. I hope it may be possible to get Baldwin to understand and appreciate the soundness of our position and the wisdom of accepting the President’s views.
In respect to the British desire for a bilateral contractual agreement with us establishing a common policy in the Orient, I have of course assumed that this would not be acceptable and have accordingly given the British no encouragement whatever.
[Page 287]After my conversation with Baldwin late tomorrow afternoon I shall telegraph you fully. Until receipt of that message and the insight it will give you into the possible future of these conversations I venture to express the hope that the Department will not make any press statement.