840.48 Refugees/4834: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the United Kingdom (Bucknell)

7780. Your 8546, December 8. As indicated in our 7731 our statement is embodied in testimony which Long gave to House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 26, preceded by running account of our own activities up to Bermuda and followed by questions and answers. The testimony is contained in 57 printed pages which the House Committee will release tomorrow. We are obtaining advance copies and will deliver them today to British Embassy.

No mention made of Malin’s proposed visit to Italy. Regarding North Africa project see our 7760, December 8, 7 p.m.17 We see no need to refer that matter to Madrid and Algiers considering general nature of statement and that project must become public very soon as it has been approved and further, as reported to us yesterday, it is already known even to refugees in Spain.

Hull
  1. Post, p. 387.