711.00 Statement July 16, 1937/193: Telegram
The Chargé in Siam (Chapman) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 14—9:15 a.m.]
20. Department’s circular July 22, 5 [6] p.m. Following statement received from the Foreign Office:
“With reference to the memorandum of the American Legation dated August 11, 1937, the Minister of Foreign Affairs wishes to assure the American Chargé d’Affaires of the great interest with which he has read the statement given to the press on July 16, 1937, by the Secretary of State of the United States.
Luang Pradist Manudharm35 would recall that so far as Siam’s relations with foreign powers are concerned, the lines of policy he has set forth from time to time are marked by the same general tendencies as those indicated in the above mentioned statement.
The said statement made as it is by a great lover of peace as is the United States of America, is assuredly calculated to promote world peace and friendly intercourse among nations, and this is certainly desired by Siam no less ardently than any other power. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, August 14, 1937.”
- Siamese Minister for Foreign Affairs.↩