740.00112 European War 1939/773: Telegram
The Minister in the Netherlands (Gordon) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 13—3:26 p.m.]
314. My 287, November 22, 5 p.m. Dutch Government is today, through its Minister in London, presenting another note of protest against the British reprisal measures. The note is again a stiff one, characterizing the British measures as the exercise of the right of the strongest, insisting that the mere labeling thereof as reprisals in no way clothes them with legality, and declaring that the Dutch Government will hold the British Government responsible for all damages resulting therefrom to the Netherlands or its subjects.
Unless the Department desires it cabled I shall send text of note (which remains confidential unless and until given to the press) by Saturday’s pouch.