500.A15A5/672: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation (Davis)
43. Your 102, February 21, 2 p.m., and previous telegrams on the subject. The Department entirely approves of the position you have taken in avoiding having the naval agreement become in any way dependent upon political developments or settlements. We are pleased that you are keeping the position of this Government entirely clear in this regard.
For your own information: Of course there is, as you know, always a possibility of press reports of political questions entering into the general atmosphere of the Conference producing an unfavorable reaction in this country. We realize fully, however, from your own communications and from the press reports concerning the Conference, that you are entirely aware of this situation.