851.248/67: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Bullitt)
296. Your No. 779, May 17, 2 p.m. Lamont53 of J. P. Morgan called me by telephone on May 17 and informed me that the French Government had asked his company to act as fiscal agent in connection with the purchase of planes in the United States. He said that the company had accepted on the understanding that cash would be deposited in Paris, if not in this country, that no credit would be involved, and that the company would strictly adhere to the letter and spirit of all provisions of the Neutrality Act.
- Thomas W. Lamont.↩