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The Luxembourg Minister for Foreign Affairs (Bech) to the American Ambassador in Belgium (Davies)62
Mr. Ambassador: I have the honor to acknowledge to Your Excellency the receipt of the Aide-Mémoire which you were kind enough to hand me with regard to President Roosevelt’s message to Chancellor Hitler.
The Grand Ducal Government would be happy if President Roosevelt’s initiative could lead to an accord among the Powers with a view to the establishment of a definitive peace regime in Europe and in the world.
As a small neutral and disarmed state, which can but keep aside from the conflicts and differences of opinion which may arise between [Page 167] the Great Powers, the Grand Duchy nevertheless wishes to thank President Roosevelt very sincerely for having included Luxembourg among the countries of which the security would be assured within the framework of a general settlement to be arranged. This gesture on the part of President Roosevelt can but draw closer the bonds which unite our two countries and increase the gratitude of the people of Luxembourg toward the people of the United States.
I gladly take [etc.]
- Transmitted to the Department by the Ambassador in Belgium in his despatch No. 312, May 9; received May 22. The Ambassador in Belgium was also accredited as Minister in Luxembourg.↩