740.00112 European War 1939/8–2444: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Harrison)2
2958. In view of London’s 272, August 24, to you,3 you are authorized in the absence of serious objections on your part to proceed in concert with your British colleague to the informal démarche outlined in the Department’s 2876 (repeated to London as Department’s 6665.)
The phrase “within the framework of their agreements with the Germans” in the fourth sentence of our cable should not be interpreted too literally. We do not wish to furnish the Swiss with excuses for evading our demands. We sincerely hope that they will find, in their own interest and in their own way, a formula for meeting them.
Please report fully on the reactions you receive from Swiss officials. These reactions will prove useful in shaping our formal demands if the present démarche proves unproductive.