Office of the Historian

793.94/13970: Telegram

The Consul at Geneva (Bucknell) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, September 28, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received September 28—11 a.m.]

245. I am reliably informed that in a secret meeting of the Council this morning a resolution along the lines reported in my telegram 242, September 27, 5 p.m., was opposed by Belgium and Sweden on the ground that it was inconsistent with their declared policies respecting article 16. The resolution has again been referred to a [Page 515] drafting committee which will endeavor to meet this objection. The Chinese delegate informs me that the question is one of wording but not of substance.

Bucknell