Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The British Commonwealth, The Soviet Union, The Near East and Africa, Volume III

641.006/547: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Kennedy )

Washington , March 20, 1940—noon.

526. Your 692, March 19. Appreciate your continuance of vigorous representations. Please urge with utmost vigor that order licensing foodstuffs to be issued tomorrow follows the form of the press release issued Monday⁴⁹ and does not follow the form previously employed of lists in Schedules I and II. See the Prime Minister regarding this if necessary.

Hull

49. March 18.