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The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

London, February 20, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received February 20—12:55 p.m.]

423. The International Rubber Regulation Committee authorized 80 percent release for the second quarter.

It may be of use for future reference that Campbell privately informed the Embassy after the meeting that in the absence of Hart, Bolderhay31 headed the Dutch delegation and advocated a 75 percent release. He informed Campbell prior to the meeting that he would [Page 267] do so and at Campbell’s request he agreed not to vote against an 80 percent release if the other members of the Committee favored it but he insisted on stating his point of view.

Johnson
  1. Member of the Netherland delegation on the International Rubber Regulation Committee.↩