Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, The Far East; The Near East and Africa, Volume IV

867N.01/1574

Memorandum by Mr. John F. Stone of the Office of the Secretary of State

[Washington,] May 22, 1939.

The following Senators and Congressmen telephoned the Secretary’s office today to express their interest in American intervention in connection with the British “white paper” concerning Palestine.⁷⁵ The general purport of their calls, excepting the gentlemen under whose names on the following list additional comment is furnished, was for their interest to be expressed to the Secretary. They desired primarily that a message be transmitted to the British Government, through various expressed channels, of American disapproval of the “white paper” as it was issued, and a request that the British Parliament disavow it. Certain of the gentlemen were referred to other offices of the Department, as indicated on the following list, but in every case each was assured that his message would be transmitted to the Secretary.

• Senator Danaher—Republican, Connecticut.
• Senator Barbour’s office—Republican, New Jersey.
• Senator Brown’s office—Democrat, Michigan.
• Senator Taft—Republican, Ohio.
• Senator Tydings—Democrat, Maryland.
• Senator Smather’s office—Democrat, New Jersey.
• Senator Radcliffe—Democrat, Maryland.
• Senator White—Republican, Maine—was referred to and talked with Judge Moore.⁷⁶
• Senator Tobey—Republican, New Hampshire.
• Senator Downey’s office—Democrat, California.
• Senator Davis—Republican, Pennsylvania—spoke personally with the Secretary.
• Senator Lee—Democrat, Oklahoma—spoke personally with the Secretary.
• Representative D’Alesandro—Democrat, Maryland—spoke personally with the Secretary.
• Representative Thill—Republican, Wisconsin—spoke personally with the Secretary.
• Representative Martin—Republican, Massachusetts—spoke personally with the Secretary.
• Representative Alexander—Republican, Minnesota—spoke personally with the Secretary.
• Representative Bloom—Democrat, New York—spoke personally with the Secretary.
• Representative McCormack—Democrat, Massachusetts—spoke personally with the Secretary.
• Representative Marshall—Republican, Ohio.
• Representative Tenerowicz—Democrat, Michigan.
• Representative Bulwinkle—Democrat, North Carolina.
• Representative Smith—Democrat, Connecticut.
• Representative Ramspeck—Democrat, Georgia.
• Representative Tinkham—Republican, Massachusetts.
• Representative Risk—Republican, Rhode Island.
• Representative Casey—Democrat, Massachusetts.
• Representative Flannery—Democrat, Pennsylvania—was transferred to and spoke with Judge Moore.
• Representative Van Zandt—Republican, Pennsylvania.
• Representative Kerr—Democrat, North Carolina—expressed his interest through Mr. Messersmith,⁷⁷ who informed the Secretary’s office.
• Representative Hunter—Democrat, Ohio.
• Representative Sasscer—Democrat, Maryland.
• Representative Boland—Democrat, Pennsylvania.
• Representative Byron—Democrat, Maryland.
• Representative Jenks—Republican, New Hampshire—was transferred to and spoke with Mr. Berle.⁷⁸
• Representative Flaherty—Democrat, Massachusetts—was transferred to and spoke with Mr. Berle.
• Representative Kramer—Democrat, California—spoke with Judge Moore.
• Representative Hook—Democrat, Michigan.
• Representative McArdle—Democrat, Pennsylvania.
• Representative McLeod—Republican, Michigan.
• Representative Elston—Republican, Ohio—bespoke a special courtesy for Mr. Benjamin F. Berman, a member of the Jewish delegation from Ohio, with whom I spoke.
• Representative Eberharter—Democrat, Pennsylvania.
• Representative Sandager—Republican, Rhode Island.
• Representative Ford—Democrat, Mississippi.
• Representative Treadway—Republican, Massachusetts.
• Representative Clason—Republican, Massachusetts.
• Representative O’Day—Democrat, New York.
• Representative Luther Johnson—Democrat, Texas.
• Representative Edith Rogers—Republican, Massachusetts.
• Representative Martin Kennedy—Democrat, New York.
• Representative O’Brien—Republican, New York—spoke with Judge Moore.
• Representative Tibbott—Republican, Pennsylvania.
• Representative Kunkel—Republican, Pennsylvania.
• Representative Darden—Democrat, Virginia.
• Representative Barry—Democrat, New York.
• Representative Hart—Democrat, New Jersey.
• Representative Ball—Republican, Connecticut.
• Representative Eaton—Republican, New Jersey—also spoke with Judge Moore.

75. A memorandum by Mr. Stone, on May 23, added the names of the following, who had telephoned that day: Senator Bilbo, Democrat, Mississippi; Representative Bruce Barton, Republican, New York; Representative Jacobsen’s office, Democrat, Iowa (867N.01/1573).
76. R. Walton Moore, Counselor of the Department of State.
77. George S. Messersmith, Assistant Secretary of State.
78. Adolf A. Berle, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State.