Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, General, the British Commonwealth, Volume I

341.1154L58/257: Telegram

The Ambassador in Great Britain (Bingham) to the Secretary of State

London, April 21, 1934—noon.
[Received April 21—9:50 a.m.]

186. Department’s 152, April 17, 6 p.m.¹⁵ I called on Sir John Simon last evening by appointment to discuss orally again the Lewis gun case with him as set forth in the Department’s instruction 255, February 20th. He told me a written note was in process of completion, but for my information the position of the British Government remained unchanged in this matter of a Belgian corporation. In brief he gave me to understand that after a careful review of the case upon receipt of the last American note (see my 548 of March 6) the British Government’s position was unaltered and would not consider reopening the matter.

Bingham

15. Not printed.