840.48 Refugees/4901: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
8215. According to Easterman’s letter quoted in your 8975, December 24 he proposes to inform the members and constituents of his organization and the Jewish public in Great Britain of the nature of the scheme for distributing relief to Jews in Europe through the International Red Cross Committee and how it was proposed to carry it into effect. We think that Easterman’s attention should be called to the fact that Mr. Long’s testimony as published did not disclose [Page 400] the confidential details of the scheme and that Easterman and his associates must accept responsibility for such failure of the scheme and tragic results as may follow their public exposure of the confidential details thereof. We refer in this connection to our reply 8171 of December 27 to your 8975.