711.00111 Lic. Vimalert Co. Ltd./52/15: Telegram
The Ambassador in Spain (Bowers), Then in France, to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received December 31—10:10 a.m.]
190. My 187, December 29, 6 p.m.48 The granting of license to aircraft brokers causing much comment here and in the French press. British Ambassador told me that announcement at most critical moment of negotiations with Berlin does much damage and press calls attention to Berlin’s citation of our action in justification of continuation of her policy of intervention.
In view of press articles on probable legislation to the effect that neutrality act may extend prohibition of exportations to “any faction in a civil war” it seems wise to avoid the word “faction” since its use in the present instance would be a description of the legal government as a “faction” and unquestionably would be resented by the Government with which we still have good relations.
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