840.515 Gold Bloc/13: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva (Gilbert)
109. Your 302, October 26, 11 a.m. This Government is willing to accept the opportunity to collaborate with the joint Committee and has in mind the appointment for this task of one of its Government officials. It will be prepared to have that Government official leave for Europe whenever the collaboration is desired. This Government is willing to pay the expenses.
You may inform Stoppani of the preceding. Tell him, orally, however, that it is doubtful whether we should wish to collaborate unless as a matter of fact the American representative would have as much opportunity to participate in the work of the Committee, and to express and have recorded his views, as the representative of any other Government, and we would welcome assurances from him or the joint Committee itself that such would be the fact. I assume an official invitation to collaborate will be forthcoming and should think that the form of this invitation should be such as to give the necessary assurances.