Office of the Historian

852.00/8603: Telegram

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

St. Jean de Luz, November 12, 1938—1 p.m.
[Received November 12—10:25 a.m.]

556. Hemming went to London but returns to Burgos. I learn he does not pretend to represent the Non-intervention Committee but does represent the four Munich powers with Portugal thrown in for good measure. He says he will remain in Burgos until Franco signs some carefully guarded plan submitted to him but no indications of nature of plan. Generally assumed here it must be in “the spirit of Munich”. Hemming says doubtfully he hopes also to go to Barcelona but as representative of the Munich spirit he will not be welcome there.

Bowers