362.115/361: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Germany (Gilbert)
232. Your 716, December 12, 6 p.m. and 718, December 13, noon. Since the Foreign Office note dated December 10, 1938, is in reply to your note of November 21 dealing with a single decree and since the Foreign Office reply appears not to differ essentially from its previous note of June 24, 1938, in its reference to cases involving American citizens, we consider that the note quoted in cablegram no. 228 of December 10, 1 p.m. should be delivered to the Foreign Minister without change as soon as possible.
We are withholding publication of the German reply of December 10 until hearing further from you.