Office of the Historian

Analyses and reports of general political developments in Europe affecting the maintenance of international order and the preservation of peace

Increasing Pessimism Regarding the Continuance of Peace; Fruitless Efforts to Effect a New “Western Locarno” Agreement; Deterioration of Security in Central and Eastern Europe; Question of Return of Former German Colonies; Gestures Toward Restoration of Anglo-Italian Cordiality; German Offer of Assurances With Respect to Inviolability of Belgium and the Netherlands; Continuation of Anglo-French Accord

[89] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State (Wilson)

[Washington,] October 13, 1937.

740.0011 Mutual Guarantee (Locarno)/939

[90] The Ambassador in Poland (Biddle) to the Secretary of State

Warsaw, October 16, 1937.
[Received October 27.]

762.65/365

[91] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Paris, October 22, 1937—10 a.m.
[Received 3:37 p.m.]

793.94111/83: Telegram

[92] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Paris, October 25, 1937—9 a.m.
[Received 2:45 p.m.]

851.51/2438: Telegram

[93] The Ambassador in Poland (Biddle) to President Roosevelt

Warsaw, October 27, 1937.

711.00 Pres. Speech 10–5–37/224½

[94] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Paris, November 6, 1937—5 p.m.
[Received November 6—3:32 p.m.]

740.00/221: Telegram

[95] President Roosevelt to the Ambassador in Poland (Biddle)

[Washington,] November 10, 1937.

711.00 Pres. Speech 10–5–37/224½

[96] The Ambassador in Germany (Dodd) to the Assistant Secretary of State (Wilson)

Berlin, November 18, 1937.
[Received November 26.]

740.0011 Mutual Guarantee (Locarno)/939

[98] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Paris, November 22, 1937—5 p.m.
[Received November 22—4:25 p.m.]

740.00/225: Telegram

[99] The Ambassador in Germany (Dodd) to the Secretary of State

Berlin, November 23, 1937—2 p.m.
[Received 5:30 p.m.]

741.62/196: Telegram

[100] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Paris, November 23, 1937.
[Received November 30.]

123 Bullitt, Wm. C./382

[101] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

London, November 24, 1937—8 p.m.
[Received 8:26 p.m.]

741.62/201: Telegram

[102] The Minister in Greece (MacVeagh) to the Secretary of State

Athens, November 30, 1937.
[Received December 29.]

768.00/32

[103] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Paris, December 1, 1937—9 p.m.
[Received 9:37 p.m.]

741.51/253: Telegram

[104] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

London, December 3, 1937—8 p.m.
[Received December 3—7:30 p.m.]

741.62/208: Telegram

[105] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Paris, December 4, 1937—1 p.m.
[Received 2:10 p.m.]

740.00/239: Telegram

[106] The Ambassador in Poland (Biddle) to the Secretary of State

Warsaw, December 8, 1937—1 p.m.
[Received 6:17 p.m.]

751.60C/111: Telegram

[107] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

London, December 8, 1937.
[Received December 22.]

741.51/256

[108] The Consul at Geneva (Bucknell) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, December 10, 1937—4 p.m.
[Received December 10—2 p.m.]

500.C001/1291: Telegram

[109] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

[Washington,] December 15, 1937.

740.00/241½

[111] The Consul at Geneva (Bucknell) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, December 18, 1937.
[Received December 30.]

500.C001/1310

[112] The Minister in Czechoslovakia (Carr) to the Secretary of State

Praha, December 23, 1937—4 p.m.
[Received 5:12 p.m.]

740.00/250: Telegram

[113] The Ambassador in Italy (Phillips) to the Secretary of State

Rome, December 23, 1937—5 p.m.
[Received December 23—3:43 p.m.]

741.65/437: Telegram

[114] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Paris, December 23, 1937—9 p.m.
[Received December 23—8:58 p.m.]

740.00/251: Telegram

[115] The Minister in Albania (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Tirana, December 23, 1937.
[Received January 13, 1938.]

740.00/266

[116] The Ambassador in Poland (Biddle) to the Secretary of State

Warsaw, December 30, 1937.
[Received January 17, 1938.]

740.00/272