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

711.00 Statement July 16, 1937/180a: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Spain (Bowers)

Washington, August 12, 1937—noon.

373. On Sunday morning next²⁴ we are publishing a series of comments from governments on the Secretary’s statement of July 16, which was contained in radio bulletin No. 164 of that date.

We have discussed the matter with Ambassador de los Rios, who concurs in our hope that we will be able to include a message of endorsement of these principles from the Spanish Government. To do this it will be necessary for us to receive such a message at the latest by noon Saturday; I fear that if it were published at a later date it would be less effective than if included with the replies of probably 50 other nations.

Hull

24. August 15.