500.A15A5/276: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation (Davis)
33. Your 50, November 22, 2 p.m.12 I deplore as much as you do the publication of the Krock article. This morning Phillips spoke to Lindsay and told him how much we regretted any such publicity, particularly when tinged with a personal attack on a foreign statesman and expressed the hope that it would not adversely affect the negotiations in London, which seemed to be moving steadily towards a better understanding between the British and Americans. Lindsay implied that the less emphasis given the article the better and that he hoped it would be buried and soon forgotten. Later I spoke to Lindsay myself and asked him to cable a message, telling him of my personal feelings of disappointment at this type of article. I told him that I was really encouraged by the way our two delegations were now pulling together and that neither the portrayed impatience of high officials here at the progress of the conversations nor the implied criticisms of Sir John Simon’s role represented my views.
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