740.00116 European War 1939/660: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 8—9:30 a.m.]
6935. Two or three times I have been approached by committees of British Jews asking for intercession in their behalf because of information which they have received from their representative in Geneva in regard to a plan by Hitler to totally exterminate all Jews under his military control. Each time I have brought the matter to the attention of Mr. Eden, as I was requested to do. The Foreign Office told me that they had no definite information on such a program. Last week I was asked to petition my own Government to intervene. Hitler’s last speech has intensified this feeling of an impending mass attack and there have been requests to Eden, Maisky,49a and myself that we ask our three Governments to take a joint stand in protesting against German terrorism and to make clear that punishment will be meted out to those responsible for Jewish atrocities. Eden looked favorably on this plan as did Maisky and I would like to give it my support. Please advise me as to the wishes of our Government in this matter. In my 6915, December 750 I am forwarding a news dispatch from the Times of December 7 written by its diplomatic correspondent headlined “Terror Against Jews”.