Office of the Historian

611.623/225

Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Phillips)

[Washington,] August 12, 1936.

The German Ambassador left with me the accompanying note49 and talked to me at great length about the unfortunate situation which had arisen as a result of the Treasury decision. He laid great stress upon the importance of confining our list of products affected by the [Page 249] Treasury’s decision to the first list comprising, as I understand it, some ten articles of German export. If this could be done, the Ambassador felt that it was the beginning of possible readjustment.

I wish you50 would let me know precisely the situation in regard to the application of the Treasury ruling.

William Phillips
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  2. There is no indication as to whom this memorandum is directed.↩