765.84/4049b: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Italy (Long)

28. Your 731, October 17, 8 p.m.22 In view of the recent appearance of Italian aircraft over Addis Ababa you may, provided you perceive no objection, remind Mr. Suvich23 at an early moment of the assurances which he gave you last October that Italy would refrain from bombarding the open towns of Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa. It would seem desirable again to base your remarks upon humanitarian grounds but to omit reference to any representations which your colleagues may have made in this same matter.

For your information. It is understood that the British Ambassador at Rome has been instructed to make representations on this subject.

Likewise if you perceive no objection, please express the hope that Italian military authorities may be advised that in addition to American institutions at Addis Ababa referred to in Department’s 154, October 4, 4 p.m.,24 religious, philanthropic and medical institutions having an American character or American personnel are located at the following places in Ethiopian territory: Goré, Dessié, Sayo, Addis Alem, Debre Tabor, Gembe, Soddu, Chincha, Jiran, Hoseina, Duromay, Bulke, Marako, Homatcho, Wando and Darassa.

Please report if and when action is taken on this telegram.

Hull
  1. Foreign Relations, 1935, vol. i, p. 895.
  2. Fulvio Suvich, Italian Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
  3. Foreign Relations, 1935, vol. i, p. 892.