362.1121 Simpson, Lawrence/266: Telegram
The Ambassador in Germany (Dodd) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 24—12:30 p.m.]
289. Department’s telegram No. 120, September 23, 6 p.m. Your attitude was explained at the Foreign Office this morning and as no indication was given that a report from the German Ambassador on your interview with him had been received particular pains were taken in its presentation.
In promising to transmit our views to the Ministry of Justice the Foreign Office, as has been its practice in the past, wished to impress us with the point that the case would be handled strictly in accordance with German judiciary proceedings without regard to political considerations [Page 299] and that such time as Simpson has been incarcerated would be applied against any prison sentence he may receive.