Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, General, Volume I

852.00/6312: Telegram

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

Paris, August 28, 1937—6 p.m.
[Received August 28—3:55 p.m.]

1215. At luncheon Chautemps and Blum referred to the fact that there had been a bitter debate at Cabinet meeting today with regard to the attitude that France should take toward the Spanish situation in view of Mussolini’s telegram celebrating the triumph of Italian troops in the attack on Santander.

Chautemps said that he felt that Mussolini’s telegram had made a continuance of the work of the London Committee impossible but he saw no alternative program which would not involve most serious consequences.

I gathered that there would be no change in the French position. Chautemps and Léger expressed the opinion, however, that it would now be most difficult for the British Government to go ahead with the policy of reaching reconciliation with Mussolini.

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Bullitt