740.00112 European War 1939/10515: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Sweden (Johnson)
651. Your 1234, April 11. We have given full consideration to your recommendation that the threat clause be eliminated from the ball-bearing note but in view of the importance which we attach to this démarche and the general attitude of interested agencies here (see Department’s 637, April 11) feel constrained to retain the clause in question particularly since London informs us that though the British are not happy over retention of the clause they have nevertheless instructed Mallet to associate himself fully with your démarche even should the Department and FEA decide to retain the threat.
Sent to Stockholm; repeated to London as Department’s No. 2897.