793.94/9723: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Bullitt)
Washington, August 27, 1937—4
p.m.
455. Your 1202, August 26, 3 p.m. In reply to your inquiry I feel that if either Delbos or Eden or both should as of their own volition and without indication of being inspired by us, make a strong and emphatic public statement, the effect would be decidedly helpful. For your confidential guidance, we do not intend to initiate a concert of effort in regard to the Far East; we continue to believe in the advisability of approaching the problem through independent but parallel lines.
Hull