711.00 Statement July 16, 1937/69a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Bullitt)
397. Personal for Bullitt from Hull. I have been hoping for the past few days for a text from the French Government approving the general ideas contained in my statement of July 16. This was not designed to apply to any one given problem or set of circumstances, but was prepared in the hope that if we could get a series of messages from all over the world approving these principles as the norm for international relations, the cumulative effect would be enormous. Thus far we have received a large number of favorable replies and have been given indications that others are being prepared and may soon be expected. I do not think that I shall be able to withhold publication of at least a first installment of these replies much longer, and it would be a source of real disappointment if we could not include an answer indicating approval from France as one of the principal democratic powers.