765.84/864: Telegram
The Chargé in France (Marriner) to the Secretary of State
Paris, August 18, 1935—9 p.m.
[Received August 18—4:58 p.m.]
[Received August 18—4:58 p.m.]
703. Have just been informed that negotiations over the Abyssinian affair have broken down due to Mussolini’s intransigent attitude as communicated to Laval by Aloisi this morning. The British delegation is preparing to leave tomorrow.
Marriner