Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The British Commonwealth; The Near East and Africa, Volume III

740.0011 European War 1939/10391a

Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

[Washington,] April 26, 1941.

Sir Gerald Campbell,¹⁹ in the absence of Lord Halifax,²⁰ came to see me this morning at my request.

I told Sir Gerald that this Government wished the British Government to know of the step which had been taken relating to Ireland. I gave him to read the Department’s instruction of April 25, 6 p.m. to the American Minister in Dublin.

Sir Gerald expressed his appreciation of the information given and said he believed that this Government was doing everything that was practicable and feasible and which would be helpful at this time. He asked if the Department would keep the Embassy informed of further developments in this regard and I said that it would be glad to do so.

S[umner] W[elles]

19. British Minister.
20. British Ambassador.