871.4016/278: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Rumania (Gunther)
Washington, October
23, 1941—11 p.m.
458. Your 866, October 3. Please endeavor to obtain full information and report regarding the causes of deaths of the American citizens named.
[Page 870]With reference to your 874, October 3, 9 p.m. and related mail and telegraphic reports, the Department wishes to commend you for the position you have taken in voicing to prominent Rumanian officials the concern and horror felt by persons in this country over the brutal treatment being accorded Jewish minorities in Rumania.
Hull