Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1935, General, The Near East and Africa, Volume I

504.418B1/204

The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Atherton) to the Secretary of State

No. 1635

London, August 16, 1935.
[Received August 23.]

Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Department’s instruction No. 938 of August 2, 1935, concerning the Roerich Pact and directing the Embassy to inquire orally at the Foreign Office the view with which it is disposed to regard this Convention.

In reply to an inquiry in the sense of the Department’s instruction, the Foreign Office said that they had been made aware of the Pact and, after considering it, do not feel at present that it is necessary for Great Britain to accede.

Respectfully yours,

Ray Atherton