740.00112 European War 1939/5407: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 7—8:05 p.m.]
2455. For Perkins from Riefler. Ministry of Economic Warfare is transmitting a cable to Hall12 which I have requested be furnished to you to eliminate duplicate cables. It contains a program for a joint Board of Economic Warfare–Ministry of Economic Warfare policy toward Switzerland arrived at as a result of conferences at which we presented Board of Economic Warfare policy recommendations as contained in your mimeograph summary and cables. I think it represents an excellent synthesis of two viewpoints. I recommend that we proceed on this basis unless Board of Economic Warfare wishes to put forward a more positive program directed toward offering Swiss workers alternative employment as suggested in my recent cables. I have deferred suggesting this program to Ministry of Economic Warfare until I hear your reaction. [Riefler.]
- Noel F. Hall, British Minister in the United States.↩