740.59112A/10–1644: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 17—1:25 a.m.]
8798. ReDepts 1934, September 27 to Stockholm; 7883 to London. MEW currently consulting interested British Departments regarding collection of information on Danish and Norwegian persons who have been cooperating with the Germans. However, MEW wishes to correct misapprehension of British position as reported first paragraph Stockholm’s 3567 [3607], September 11 (repeated to London as 1048) regarding contemplation by British of special commission to deal with these questions. MEW states that only correspondence it has had with British Legation in Stockholm on this subject consists of a letter reporting an enquiry from the Norwegian Legation, Stockholm as to whether it is part of British official policy to extend “Black List” to cover enemy territory. To this enquiry MEW replied that it had no intention of extending the Statutory List to Norway. Mitcheson, British Commercial Counsellor Stockholm now in London is also unable to account for statement in Stockholm’s telegram. Embassy will report subsequent developments.
Repeated to Stockholm as 579, of October 16.