724.3415/3957: Telegram (part air)
The Consul at Geneva (Blake) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 26—10:30 a.m.]
205. Department’s 70, June 20, 11 a.m.2
- 1.
- The Italian Government has now replied that it will proceed to enact the necessary embargo measures. Furthermore that these measures will not contain any exceptions in favor of current contracts.
- 2.
- The British Government has submitted a further statement of
which the following is a paraphrase.
“Having been informed by the British Ambassador at Rome of the Italian reply, the British Government now formally accepts the embargo proposal and will immediately enforce a complete suspension of all exports of arms and war material including any consignments for which licenses had been issued before May 9th the date on which the issue of new licenses was suspended. Before taking this action His Majesty’s Government would urge that a telegram should be despatched to all the governments which received the circular letter of June 14th informing them of the foregoing facts and inquiring whether they are now willing to put the embargo into force without reservation without delay and if possible before the end of this month.”
- 3.
- I understand from the Secretariat that a telegram along the lines suggested above is now being prepared.