Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East, and Africa, Volume II

851.5151/2018: Telegram

The Chargé in France (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

[Extract]

Paris, November 14, 1938—6 p.m.
[Received November 14—5:32 p.m.]

1915. From Cochran. Financial Times, London, today quoted Reynaud⁴² as saying the following to foreign press representatives:

“The Tripartite Agreement has never been so closely respected in letter and in spirit as it is by our present policy, which is a policy of freedom of trade and freedom of the exchanges. Any expansion of the Tripartite Agreement in the spirit in which it was drawn up and everything that will bring the three great democracies closer together will be warmly welcomed by us.”

He was reported further to have said in answer to a question that in the event of any change in relation to the dollar the franc would “remain faithful to the pound.”

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[Cochran]
Wilson

42. Paul Reynaud, appointed French Minister of Finance on November 1, 1938.