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840.48 Refugees/1048: Telegram

The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy) to the Secretary of State

London, December 6, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received December 6—11:55 a.m.]

1396. From Rublee. Your 732, November 30, 7 p.m. We immediately urged upon the German intermediary, who is arranging the meeting at Brussels on Thursday,80 the possibility of having a British financial expert accompany Pell. He has now replied that his principals would rather call off the meeting than have a British representative present. They are prepared to make a business proposition to Pell as Assistant Director of the Committee and are prepared to have Cotton81 present as my personal representative.

I might add that Cotton is fully qualified to report on financial matters. [Rublee.]

Kennedy
  1. December 8.↩
  2. Joseph P. Cotton, Jr., assistant to the Director of the Intergovernmental Committee.↩