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

811.0141 Phoenix Group/39: Telegram

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

London, March 11, 1938—6 p.m.
[Received March 11—2:09 p.m.]

203. My 194, March 9, 5 p.m.⁸³ I discussed the question with the Foreign Secretary⁸⁴ yesterday afternoon in line with the President’s oral instructions. He was interested and said that our plan appeared simple and more feasible to him than the one the British have proposed. He said he would have to take the matter up with the Prime Minister however and after he had done this he would get in touch with me again.

Kennedy

83. Not printed.
84. Viscount Halifax, appointed British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, March 1, 1938.