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il7 4ear Mr. Pret14ent:
1 p enolo•ing • c:opr or • l)trlonal httJer I ha•t rectl•ed to~ar rroa Jett Cattery under date or IU.1 2? • h1ch I bellne • 111 be or tnuren to 7ou. Boll··· •• rf~thfull7 u
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TM PretlCitnt, The l'b1te Houle. c • 0 p y
El.IBASS Y r:6 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IU.o de J eneiro, May 2?, 1940.
Personal No. 132 Dear Sumne r:
Referring t o my tel egram No, 228 of lolay 24, 5 o. m. regarding my conversation w1th President Vargas, I d1d not eet out 1n the telegram that Prea1dent Vargas had t old me in plain wor d• that be m1atrueted the Germa ne: "That rac e hea given evidence that t hey ere a danger ous lot. We have over a million or them here end I em perfectly aware that t h ey wou.ld llke t o turn me out. • He then added: •In case of need, I shall rely on your country t o belo me. • Aranha •a• very curi oue t o know • hat the Prea1dent had told me because the President had me rely said t o Aranha, whe n Arenha t ried t o OUIIIO h1m, that he had eet out h1a poe1t1on clearly t o me. When I told Aranha a little or t he conversation, he •a• eo surprised that I said perhaps the Prea1dent •a• not e1 ocere1 •Cb , yea•, said Aranha, "he • a• 11noere al right. I em eurpr1aed that he talked eo olaln1y; he never talks ol a1nly t o ue 1n the Cabine t; he hae talked more plainly to you than t o anyone I know, 1 Aranha 18 a 11 ttle befuddled a nd I aa trying hard to keeo h1m from runni ng orr the ralle. ( Ae you are e• a.re, he doeen ' t get along very •ell w1 t h the 111n11ter or War and vsrioue or t he other principal Gen erals ). He 1e now fearful that h11 •ell-known ant1-Germen ool1oy mlght end in fellure. With all good •1ehee, Yours very einoerely, JEFFERSON CAFfERY
'The Honorable Sumner Wellee, Under Secretary or State, 'lfaahlngton, D. c. ron THE PilUS Jl/liE lO , 1g40 llo . 276
PROCLAIMING Trt£ N~UTRALlTY OF THE miiTED STATtS tK tHi VAA BET~ ITALY, 0~ TK! ONE KAND, AND F!II.NCt AND '!'HE l/lll!tD UI!GDOM, Cll ~£ Ol!lt:ll HAKO,
fY 1H.E JIR!:SI:J£?:1' OP 'l'fi£' UNI'!"£:> S':'.t Ttl C1 .uctl\ICA A ?ROCUl'.A.'7 lOJ
Vlf£1\!:.lS a atatt or 1nr u..nhapp1l1 t~hu 'tH '"-'" Italy, on tht ont hnnd, -nd FT~nce ani ttt ~nlttd X1~rdo•, on the oth•r hAn4 ;
NO¥, T'Kttt&FOi\t, I , i~e:rt.!K D. POOStvtLT, PrttUtnt of the Un1tGd St~tot or A:e~lea, 1n order ~o preeervt tht neutr,ltty or the Un1 to4 St~to~ nr.d or ltt oltlrtnt ~nd or por•ont ~tthln lta territory and jurladlotton, ~nd to en fot"co 1 t.1 lfnra nnli trtBtl ea, nnd ln or.ttr t.h'\t 1\ll pertont, bo ln~ wnrne~ ot tho generAl tenor of the lnwt ~nd trontltt of tht Unltoc Stntca ln thle buhalf, nnd or tho l~v or Mtton1, 1111\1 thue be prnentcd r roc nny v1olnt1on or tho ~~• . do htroby 4ecl~re end proclb1s thAt nll or tbt pro· v1t1ont ot ay proclamntlon or Septecbtr ~. 19~G, proolntc tns tbt ntutrnllt7 or the United Stntta ln ~ w~r bttvten OO~nny Md F'rMce: Poln.n4: nn4 the Unl\o4 rtnf'*do11 , lndll', A·.at'.rnltA M4 NeY Z..nlM4 11pply tqunllr 1n t'urtct to It'\1.7.
Uf 'JlTJfE.SS WHEJ\EOr, t h"'Yt hereunto .. , ,.,. Nt.n.! t'l.nd c~~ttd tht ae~~ or thr Un1t~ St"'ttt r r A.. rtcn to be ~ rue-d.
of v~antnrt~n thlt ttnth dft7 ~t June f ln u·.t fciU" . t our Lor4 nlntt~fn hu~4rt4 "''"t tortr. (S~L) ,...net or tht ln~ept~ndtnct or tho U'nlt•d at"'tu ct Aaerun tht ont hundred nnd t lxtr-rourth.
FiiAilKLlN D. ROO&!:VtLT
CO!ID£LL HULL
•3 DEPARTMENT or 8~ATE FOR Tilt PilU S JUI:I: 10, 1940 110, 27?
8Y rK'E. PRESIDEN':' OF' Tl-Z UtilfZJ) STA'TZI OF I.MDICA
~ etotlon 1 or t"'.e Je-lnt n1olutton or COnn-tu approTt4 fiovuber- 4, 1939. pro.,ldtt ln part a• tollove: •That whtneYtr the Preel.der.t , or the Oongreu by concurrent reiOl\ltlon, Ul&ll. tlnd thnt there e:d.ou a nau or ''r M twttn tore1~ etateo, and that lt 1t ntctt• earr to proaott the eecur l t~ or preJtrvt tho poaot or thb Un1te4 Statot or to protect tho Uvoo or olt1tana or the Un1to4 8tntot, tho Prootdont ahall leaue a proclamation ~lng tho etatea lnvolvod; and ho thell. from tl=t to t~e. by proclAm&tton, nAme othor ttatoa a• and ~An th~7 may booo~~ lnvolv~d ln tho var.•
A!~ VKERtA! lt 1t further prowld04 by tootlon 13 or tht 1&14 Jolnt J"0110lut1on that •no Preeldent o.ar. rro:a tlal to t!u, proaulf:to eucb Nl1la and n~at lone, not lncone tttDt vHh la, •• 11&1 be necOtM:")' &.n4 prop4r to carry out aAJ or -;bo pro t:OW', THElUF'ORi, I • F?.A.NJ:l.IN 0 , ROOat'VELT, PrOt14ont or tho Unltcd Statot or ~~er1oa, acting under and by vlrtue or t~e authority oonrerrt4 on me by the eald Jolnt retolutlon, 4o hereby proolGlm that a ttntt or war unhappily exleta betveen Italy, on tho one h•n4, and Fra nco ond tht United XlngdoD , on the other han4, a~ that 1 t 1• nocoeury to pro-.oto th• tocurlt7 ~4 proeorve tho poa~a ot tho Unlttd Stfttlt aM to protect e.~e Hvae or o1Ur.tnt ot tho Vnl Uil Statee . AltO I do horeb)' tnJol n upon all ott1otn or tho Unltt4 Statta, eharge4 vlth t~~ oxocutlon or tho tho lGwl t hereof, tho \t:IDOit 4111genc.e l n prtvont1ng vtolationa or tho oal4 Joint roeolut1on ond 1n brtngtnr ;o t~lal ~nd pun1thc4nt anr ort tn4ora ogo ln t~ tho anme , AND I 4o htroby 4olcpU to the 8ecNt&l"1 ot Stato Uw pover to o.nreho any povvr or autMrUr con!trre4 on •• b7 the 10l4 Joint reaolutlon 01 acdo otttct1Yt by thla ay proolGA&tlon 1tt~o4 thore un4tr , which 11 not •pocltlolll7 dtlosetod b1 E~tcu tlvo o~or to eom~ other oftloor or Agcnoy ot thla oovornaont, and tM povor to pi'Omulgfltt tuoh Nl-.tl an4 ~culatlont not lncont l ltOnt vtth l aw at aay b..! MOOIIAf'7 and. proper :.o O&l"1'7 out cnr of 1u pro •t•loa.a. IN vr:or;~ss VKEN:Or, I tvwo tol'Our.to ,. t .,. l'".&nd anct oauood tho Seal or tho Unltvd ltoto• o r ~orlo~ to bo attl,c-u\. DONE o.t tho our or Wnahtn;ton thla tenth dol or Ju.nt, 1~ tl".t 7":UO of our LoN. nlnotetn hun4ro4 Clnd tort7, and or tho (SEA!.) Indopendon«to o t tho Un1tod 8t4tCI of Amcr1cn tho one hundNd and e 1x-t1- to~r<>:h . 81 \ht Pree14ont: COl\D!:LL HIJl.L SoGrotftry of Stato • ••• DtPARTl USE or POtU'S OR ii:.UI7'0JtllL 'IAT'tRS or 'l'Ki UJIIT£0 StATES BY !U!lUJUS!S OF fO'!U:lON ! tLLlOt'l\t.lf! STATtS IY lH:t PR!:SlDL~ Oi 7BE l!Yl'!'I:;) STATtl cr .A>:tR.::.t. ). iitOCW"..A!%0$ VHERZAS ttetton 1~ of the Jolnt ~•o1u t1 cn ~proved ~o•••btr 4, 1~9. provtdet: 'Whe~ever , du~tnr any wer 1n Vhtch the Un1tt4 &t~t•• 1e neutral , the Prtt14ent th&ll fknd t~t tpec1al reatr1nt1ona place~ on tho ute of tht port• and terrt tor1$l ~•ttrt of the Un1ttd Statea by the Gubmarl nea or •r~ed ao~ ch~nt veaoela ot • forelgn atatt, wtll terve to C41nta1n PlACe b~tveen the Un1te4 St•tll and fore1,n ttatea, or ~ protect tho oo,~o rctal lnter~att of the Unlted Statea and 1tt ~ 1t1 tene, or to proaote the aeeur1:y ~r the Un1t•4 Statea, and atdUl mate proclaoatlon t~t r~o r, lt ~~~ll thereafter be unlavtul ro~ ant auth .ubaartno or ~-=~4 ..rehant v ea~el to nter A port or tht ttrru.orlal vatore or tte :tnt tet! Statea or to dopart thtrerro~. •~copt under ~th oo~ttsont and eubJ•e~ to •~ eh ltalts~lon• at tht Prttldtn\ C&1 pre1cr1be. vt~~ewer, ln ~1• Ju~~ nt, ~~ ·or.~ 1t1ont ~leh ~.a•e caute4 hla to ltaut hlt procl.:at!on ~.AYt eeastd t o ~ •1tt, ht thtll re Yokt hla proel~t lon ~ ~~ oro•letor.• of thtt ..otton .."all tt.e!"e:.rtiOn c~aa• to •P"l1. cxctpt. Cit tO ortentet C0~1:.ttd. prtor tO I'JC:!-1 rtYOCI t.l.Oft, 1 VHtREAS there ~xlata a tttte or v~r b~tvtfn ltal7, on tht ont hand, nnd Praneo and ttt ~nttt~ Xln;do•. on tht other hand; \llii.Ri:AS tht Unl ted Statet or Amorloa 1t noutral ln •uoh war; ·~ERZA. ! b7 ay procla=at.lon or Novoabtr t, 1D3D , l ttuod pur~uant to the proVlt lon or l ~v quotod above, % pl&oo4 lptC1nl r~ttrlotlont on the uae of porta an4 tdrrltor1Al v~tert or the Unltt4 Statea by tho tub&ftrlntt ot France: Gtra~~ t: Polnnd; ~nd the United Klngdoa, lndla, Au-tr~1~, Cllna4t~;, Nov taala.nd. -.nd the Unlo.n of South A!rlc:a: XCV. 1'1fEN;FOl\t, I. ~lll D. ROO!':\'t:L!, Pru\d.ent of tht Un1te4 St~t•a of ~rlea, aettnr under and bJ •trtue ot the author1t7 YPtttd tn ae by the rortrolnf pro•ta1on or •• or eeetlon 11 or the Jolnt r.eolutlon ~ro·~ lo•t•b4r 4, lt~o. do ~7 thlt procl~tlon 4tcl~r• and proclala ~t tht proYltlona or a1 proclaaatlon or loveabor 4, 1~1. ln rt• t rord to the uae or the porte and torrltortal YAttrt or the Unlted Stotee, exeluelve ot the Cannl Zone, b7 tht eu~ marlntt or rr~ce; 0traAn1i PolAnd; and the Un1tt4 klnrdo;, In41n , AuetrallG, Onnndo, Mov Zoalnn4, nn4 tho Unton or South Afrlcn, thnll nleo APPlY to th e~·· o f tht portt and ttrrstorl~ wntert or tht Unlttd St ~toe , exolualvt or tho C~~nl Z~no , bY thO IU~nrlntt of lt~y . ~~0 I do hereb7 enJoln upon 811 oftlctre or tht Unltt4 8t~ttt, chnrged Vlth tho IXIC~tlOft Of th~ l~VI ther•of, tht ut~oet 4111gtnct ln preventlns vlolntlone or tho tal4 Jol~ t rttolutlcn, and thlt Q7 procl~&atton lteue4 thereunder, ~d ln brtntlr~ to trlAl ftn4 punteh:t~t RAJ ottendere ~~lnet tht .,...... IN \'1T'Y~!5 •1!I.RtOF, I M_y~ htrou~to Itt a:r hlt.Nl tk114 cnute4 the Seftl or tht Un1ttd at~tce or A=erlc' to be ot rlxcct. DONE ot th~ 01ty ot W~eh1n~ton thle ttnth 4ny or Jlo'ne, 1n the ye"lr or our LoN nineteen hun4r~d Md forty, ( SZAI.) r..nd or !.he In.depen!enoo or tho Un1Ud !t~te a er Aatrtca tbc o~• ~u~!rc4 nnd alxt:co-rourl.h. By the Preeldent: CCRDEU. HVI.L •3 D<:PAl\Tlti:Nl' OF STATE FOJI THE PJI!BS JUI:t 10 , 1!140 110, ll?O Y"d:tP.!I.S, undor thl t r4o.Uco of t"- UnHod St:\tOI nn4 th&. lav or na.tlona 1 t 11 the d.uty o! the Un1t1.d. StCltDI, 1n an1 w.r l n '~ le!'l the Un1tt4 8 tat.CI 11 a ntutral , not to p~ ml -: the cou!.eGlon ot un.noutr:\1 acta vlthln ttA Jur1ed1ot1on ot thl Unltcd Statoe: AllD ~RLA.S, a proc l~t1on ~• locuoJ by ao on tho tent h d.t\1 o r J uno 4oclo.r1n.g tho ncutrrl1ty or t he Un1to4 8t!\toa or korlotl 1n tho w0-r nov oxl ouna ·cotwoon l tnly , on thu ono ht\nd , nne:\ i'rr..rtoo n.nd tho United JC1r.gdoo , on ttw othct· Mnd: NOll, TK£R£F-oRS , l n o rder to 111..'\k\1 &Oro OftOOt1VO the entorcoco nt or t M pro ..· 1alona or tA14 tr•et1etl , law o r na tlon• , and proola.oatlon, l hereby J)reaot•lbo t hat tho prov1e1on1 or l:lY S:xcouuve Orcttr :lo . 8233 or 8epttmMr 5, l e39, prescrlblng rlf.'\ll•tlcne ;:ovornlng the enroreount or t he neutrl'lllt7 or tM Unlttd Statea. apply equally 1n respect to I tal]. l'lU.NXLIH D. J\00~ THE VHI!'E HOUSE June 10. HMO . FOR TKl: PRZBS JUNE 10, 19'0 No. 2110 IIEG\o'LA7l tht lecrGtrry or Str~e annou~c•• th~t tht rt~l~ tlont U"\dtr uct1on 2 (c) tl.l'.d ( 1) or the J'""ln~ r.tolut.1o:. or Ccnrr••• ~pprovtd ~OYo;b • r 4, 18~,. v~lch ht pro.ul E~t-14 on Hovtabcr 10 nnd r.oveober 25, l~O , htncttorth ~pol )* tqunl17 tn re~oct t-o tht txpol't or tr,'\lltpor\. t ~rtlcltt rn4 ~~tor1n11 to !t"~Y · COi\O'!LL HULL / ~I T HE UNDER S ECRETARY Of' STATE WASHINGTON June 12, 1940 M:r dear Xr. Prea1den t: You may not h&Ye eeen the attached te1egraa eent b:r Oafter:r and reporting on the epeech ot Preeldent Vargaa :reeterda;r. Pres1dent Vargu certainly Cllo .. a e1ngularl:r un f ortunate • o•ent tor hle epeeoh but I ttullk :rou wi ll agree, after r eading the text quoted b:r oatter:r, that there h nothing whatenr 1ft the epeeall except o ~ or two ill-choeen pbraeee whioh juetit:r the onelaught be ing made upon Prelident Yargaa b:r the Aaerioan PI'••• t od.;r. It vae clearl:r a epeech intended eol el:r t or do•.. U o coneuapU on and the l ad page ot the tl1egraa aakee it thor ougbl:r olear that in all ot the reterenaee vhloh he aaakee to pol1Ucal •:r•t•u he 1a talk1ng eole l:r about the Brazilian GoYernaent and in no eenee about the Geraan or Italian d1atatorah1pl. !be crit1o1- ot our own pre11 will be reprinted 1n the Gersan and Ital ian controlled papera in Brazil 'l'he Prea1dent, !he White Bou ... -2- aD4 vUl Wldollbte417 be u ..4 t o ad't'allt~ t o etlr up teel1ag aga1net ~ United ltatee. It, at 70ur preee oonterenoe on Fr1~, 701.1 were to t1D4 1 t po ..1ble to •&7 a tew worde ot resard tor Pree1deat Varsae and tor ~ exoee41DS17 oloee and tr1endl7 relat1onlh1p between the two go't'ernaeate, I bel1eYe 1t woul d ha't'e an adalrable etteot. I a&7 re- 111.J14 70u that at thle "'1'7 •o•ent the ..oret a111 t&l?' aD4 naYal oouereat1ou are golD« on 1D Rlo between our ott1oere and aeabere ot the Braa111an Go't'ernaeat aDd that ~ lraz111an Go't'ernaeat hae ottered ue eY&l7 poee1ble tora ot oooparat1on lD the real& ot national detenee. Ye haYe tortunatel7 been able eo tar to a't'o14 &D7 publ1olt7 wlth res&J'd t o th&18 OOD't'&l'l&t1one. Bel1e't'e •• J:aoloeure: 'felegru 2&7, JUDe 11, tra. Rlo de Janeiro. OfiAY tU.o ~•led :unr 11, 1040 .~cc 1 4 11: v a . !'1 ., lZt.h .. .S err:t:lry o~ St.atr: , lhi~c 37• June 11, a • • 10, OC:'I . 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V1eoroue lhC'rl:• , r l.o ct lite, ~,uat f oll ow t he 1 nt or tl'ltlr ..ur !r.Jt.(J,I 1. t. ot "~s t-int t.i~t' in '-ht O~> ntrtt)lt.L1tJ n ot ti!Ct 11 th t 1h:..ch • 1 to.. r n~.o ... nd tcl • . nc 1.\ ru1:1,. It ;:.n~ r tr.o't'.t '"l.c r: t.M: ni:CCII-rT to :n1trtt.. •uJ o\:r •·aca en h ndr:..ncc.s or 4~-1 1.1 ca C.."l~ 1 crf.l 14t.:.la P".lrl.h.cr 1-to 1Pol1Uer-l order 11 no lonccr rt.:..Jt 1n th£ 1h dow "-CU rhn.oMc.:.l h· rd. r!...on1 l dlich •ought •o 1 eoeitt7 nboll:.~ fJ.,)ntltr:2 t.nd ~4· : t.c :..n 1nttr:l.. ';1o!'l. tCl"r'l 1 . lt.tc.ut tt .. cu:rioUca <.~r .. rlct!.o. I united nd. r.· ! .. tc y t.lJoJl.,. r: ct " l ..-t[b• :.!.4 not m v .'ICC tutd Ot j uat Cl"'l" \: • l tnt· cf ·h.1~) 10l' :JDC. ot b:l ... c 1 lf.l 1o 0 tt. : .. •a rh~ 3 c .( 1bu•s!.n£ ttu:ir oc. 11. r .. t.to. ot Uo l!ct , t:-o, r"! tl(jr.- 1r..,.~o3!... O\I.Jt.e1:al l1 ~7 t.ln o 1.t •t.u. . lllC rc t!l no lcnatr Non ror l'tpca •cd o r1..-Ucsc nd cl 1 .!1~t1r.ct1or. : o:'Lly t:'l"'lt n~ • 1110 ·t· ~'or tc t. n.l .. ~or the t utito:~ ottu t cq- bl< ool :.1 J>~tic< r:d o or~un! t1.< In the •t""Ll ere tt4 lor , 1ft a n Olli'\'lV ;t O"> tlnucd: lbt oNrr by \ / - -.~ - G7 , .:..:.."lC 11, 0 :1. •• , t1·oa U-o Gr ·' :.rcitoo. c e1re • ::t ~~ a !. • .. blt •iw 1r.4h•1 \l.:l.lau, t lt t tt:ltn lt cl:~t$ 1 thE collre ... 17t 1nt~::-,et • .a ®u cot rtectn.l.U r1 Jato. r"b tl:~"t:rf-"'t '!itt: o•·tt.e:tlt"n.a to the M•ton•• ··:l:"?.UY in t,; ... : 1 t t..· vc 13t ll:htJ tor c-u.r r:tctn41t1 J 1.tl\o t 1: 1t ttn or rtni•ttnc it:Jtl! 11t.. :'1'1 ct th cu."' cnt o1r.oto tr • t 11 'l :Jr;tztll.:m l'Ctkt ot or·,cr 'lJ. IJf .. cr 11 c Ol"l net t.1Lh tt.c n t-urc r.nd trA1t .Jnc o: tt•: ~1copl.:- , e ., llc ot br1nt,J., r..bo".Jt r:or""C r ~r .. , ,..., r o r. of r;u.or nhc1nc tl.c - Deu ln'Uoa- !Mt to • ....- .a.. lnte. e6 ,_. d hM ol enaa 1.114 I .. ,..w.l to ro• f• l t. I III&Nlf tan lorJl MaM - e..ad b.:-. .o - lllu .._ oltptoot ,._ wllllt ... wl'lll aU•Uoa au ._ a - tn. ..,., lot ~ ~ lot t •· I • otl'letlf 011 a 4laf to - bulol .&a-• ...n~~~. I .., Oo ••u. Ll¢1-.n- ....." ... 9 • •= a 1. - - LEGATION OF T HE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Lloconi PortugAl June 1 , 1940 Ky dear Yr . Prooldont: 1 am not • rltlng thlo letter to you ao 1 di d t he l aat, In ay role as Klnloter to Portugal. I aa writ i ng ao a foll ow Democ ra t , an American c 1ttzen an~ a ver y ol d trtend , You cay reaeaber that laat year I opoke to you of cy hope that you • oul c1 acce pt a rena.tnatton. I a.m. core tban ever convtnce4 that your acceptance 11 a puolto neces•lty. 1 unde r atand tbe feeling you expreeeec! t o "'" a.nc! a clea lre for r eot. 1 know bow mUIOb 1 woulc. llke to haYO you u a n a• allable oel.gb bor tn the country • bam I cOUld aee tor aore thaD flfteen mtnutea at a t t.ae . Al though I otarted ~y pol itical oareer oupportlng T~eOdo ro Rooae•elt for a t blrd t ono In 1913, I do not t blrk that aa a general tbtng a president eboul~ recatn ln ot~tee tor more than eight yeare. There I a n good deal to be aa lc! for 11m1 t- 1nt the prea t d ~n cy to tour. We aret however, f ac tna very ex ceptiOnal c lrc~aotancoo in • bleb t l:llnga far aore Yaluable tnan seneral rulee made t or nor=al ctrcumatancee , or your conveD tence or my pl easure, mas t be eacrl! loed. -a- The Preei I am !ircly convi nced thet your cont inuance in t he White Houae ie neceeeary If • • are to preeerve c1v1llzat1on. Tbeoe are big worde, bu t they do not eAAgserete my belief . I heve ltna-n you einee you wer e e boy of twenty , end • het ber I have ~(greed •ttll you or not, I lena- your charac ter, ac The President The White Houu lsehi ngt on, o.o. ·- - THE W H ITE H OUSE WA.SH IHGTON ~ 17, liNO. IIIIICIIIAII'IQ Fal !liZ UQIIIT AllJ or SfAft ftl IIJ])Q IICUTAliT or ITAft Wlll )'Oil .....S tile -l.. e4 M4 IJ)Mk to M Uooo' U l r. D. Jt . L~tter te tbe President r~oc M• rrt i e!l ln re poea1~1•1ty o! &;-ant b or lta!la.n troope :.t•r• !r~ Por' t rr•••ct th~ ".:.,U :»£ ct &rltl•h re1ntorCe%e~t tor t~• ;rottctlon ! 'ttra.• r &4Q • ~~:and !?" tt." u • or !he- uorea. DUARTMEHT OF STATE THE SECR ETARY Juno 18, 1940 KDIORANDUIC J'OR !HE PliE8IDINT !be attaahod letter rroa K1n1oter Pell eeoae to 1n•oho nanl. an4 pool1 bl1 a111tary aotlon on our ~~ 1n preYent- 1118 tho oooupat1on or tho .uoru b7 Gorman, Ital1an, or pooo1bl.y 8pan1ob toroee. lor practical reaeone I 4o no~ ooo thAt thoro 11 anything that th1o oountry oan do, aa muoh &I ve migb ~ l1ke to. • L.EGATION OF THE / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA u ,, J,l)rt is • ClilitiJ... rt. t'o!is1 111ty to.a .. ... ,-~...... ,. r It.a 1.. , trvo._s wtl.l er..Ur Pvrt t.ttl t.v t·r~v h lh ...,,., '"'" u: Dr.t .. _..4 ruliJ'vre.- .. t.ta.\.at fur t11 .-rvt.~!tlio:toh ut C1bralt r . ~ Clo 6r. a.t.t&CA OL P .. rt "'al ii lt\ l'Ur fl IIi: vu·,.,... z.t. •nicn cu lu , ...... a a u ,. t.u•t t. •• C bb. "'r • l~X:r.. c"'vttrtOil.Oer.t. li.!t.la-b •s tr t . .e ort • 9e 1 v r -=.er.t 1a c.. ~e - ro • froe .,. •·f or • ~ t t. t .e ao~o f' .r. .:e .,...... t. Ito~ 1~ '-'• '- w ..·b uh.,.. .. .y h ... _n . Al J.Othl.roe. 1 .,ru ... LJ.c . 'ffllfl4 / v l lt.:ll uri.. •o will fk v to u~t. ~ trAl.r . h\ re . .-<~lie, ••.u t.u ttVQtt. u. tger 1.1,~ ahtici,. t ... t i un Cu ~ iva r L ~- so. t. C.l.Jfi• 61 L.,~ - ~cw. t4t4'"""' ro n.r uc-.cr...,or ''"'rt WAaHIH010101 Juno ~6, 1940 o.. r Cenor&l: nere 1e • lot tor traa J la ~ttet. t.. Bo 1a b&r<1 boa4o4 and I ba,.. JI\IOb ooor14onco in bio Ju4~n~. ~i'hat he aaya c.lslu. be ot 10110 Yalue to "the boasn _ I! so, pleoae po11 tt. on. \,1tb cordial regards, I am Haatlly youre, Dav1u 8r1&~a41er ueneral Zd.wln L. Vataon ~or.tary to the Preatdent. The ~te House , ,J A MOFFETT DO 1:#1.1 •~ .11111:1(1 New Yo•.. lly dear Joe: 1 10~ rro: • ~retty r•l1able French tource that if the j)reo1dent tOd~Y could encl)uroge the French Aa:boat~a ... dor o.nd atltfen hi~ up a t th11 t.ise that helpful it • •uld be very in Lhl &tneral intertlt -- •nd 11 n.~ed. 1 under~tand that Llval ls this the pr1'' traitor ln co1e, t M.t. he i.s 1 known grot'ter, o;nd t.lidlt Count. de Cba•brun, who ha.s now been aJsi&ntd tar:; J.tt.acbe a.s Aaalat-nt Will at. tt.t !=busy in .\"!hln&ton, 1• L..val' • aon ln-law end that he ls no good. I olao note that a u.n thAt I kne-. durin.r WorlU the aar, Henri 8e.r4n&tr, who w.• 3 ttA ~•n..tor lupe •nd y troe cwa.::~. ..ra l"ter Aabw.s~c. or to tbt Unitttd. . tatta, who 1fL; .. 4 IC:non &rllfl.er, to ay knowledae oil in connoctlon with catttrs, durl~ the World Wor J t• nne or the ehier ne &otiut~rs tor peace wtt.h lt4ly. or cour=e, Count de ~t . QUentin la ~ very hi&h ty!'e un, 4 vet~ran fro• the '"orld fiar, b 1n n rnther ut ho is pro'b&bly unctrtkln lit~t.ion 6nJ ~ &Ood 4trORt tAlk would bolater hia very .. terlally. I t.houaht post1bly ynu miGht 11t a ch.unce to p~os& thh on to the Boaa. ---- Tnt Ronor~ble Joaepb t . O.vioa 3~eci~l ASISl~t~nt tO the Secretory of btate l>epiirtmont of State Wash.incton, D. c. ... \ THt UHD[R S!.CIUTAitY or &TAll Wo\SHIHOTOH July 8, 10.0 ICy doar ICr. Preoldent : I .a eendlng you a copy of a l etter, 4ated June 26, Which I bau rece1Ted rnolOIUJ"t: Copy or letter rroa Xr. Gunther, June U, 1940. Tbo Prcoldent The \~lte Houoe . Lept 1on of the Unlted Stattl of ~er1ca BYoh&reat, J~oe 26~ 1940 • ..oorrfrs! t.lrXG near Sumne.r: I dld not t1:.1n,.. that the tollov1n waa tither autboritatl.,e or urgent enouet> to 1nclu4o 1n ::q toltb"•• No. 2llll of June 26, ll a.10. Y.aJor Rat..,., our 1Ulltar1 Attooht, hobnobe conatantl:r vlth a pretlJ 1a~rt•nt crou~ ot Oer.ana 1n B~cbareat, bot h a.111t&r7 and. c1.,1l, and, atranoel,y eMu&b, baa got the 1e preaa1on t'roo thea that the Geraana are •p-ooairl£1 the Duke or Vlndeor tor pu~et lln& ot Englan4 - Juat •• Prince Pe~dld· ~ nd, eon ot the Oerman •~ -Crown Prince, 11 btln& •grooced• tor actlve aucceaaor to 8t&11n •rter the expected aucceaarul Russian eampalsn. Prlnce Loula rerdlnand 11 vell knowo to our Embaaa1 nt Berlin, 1e one- quart er Rueelan, ~n4 haa a Rue elan wHo. f'-Jor 1\atoy 1o quite ICI])rouod w1th all the above and eaya that the Oercana plan to cet up talr 1a1tat1one o r Na•1 Statea In both Encland and Ruaala. It a~ eare that t hey have no one 1n v1ev &e yet tor the Vhlte Houae! lbe abo.,e 11 an aaa£1n£ tale. 1 adalt., but atra.nge t b1nga can rAppen, and now that I co&e to tb1n£ or 1t I recall •ee- 1n& Ia tho pro11 tha' tho llu.ke o~ V1odaor had abar.doned 1111 allltary aaalcn-Ant vlth the Preach ArQ1 .n ret1re4 to t he R1Ylera, and aubae~uentl7 . vlth the eollape1~ or the Preneh ArC¥, had taken h1moelt ott to Y~dr1d. I aleo roeall that he vee alvara very friendly cUapoaed towar4a Oerqn;y; and that lt w&a often ea14 that the real quarr•el with Bal4v1n waa not only about Kl•a . Sl11paon b\lt over hll p ro- OerliiA.n leanlnge ond ~roel1V 1 t1ea. ·.ath v a rmeat reaarda, I am , Youra moat e1noerely, The Honorable Sumner Vellea, Under Secretary of State , Department oi State, Waahtnoton. 9/8/40 ror your ln torwa Uon -- no a-.n aake ant •PPOlntaente untll arter eltotlon. r. D. R. T'tl• L.. ·n ~or 1 ,...... • •r.u Jt.obut.t.. t.o bold t.h.1e w.d Jr-s 1" Wid•~ b .. ~ ""'t.•. 14 I CIPAptTMINT OIF STAT& ADV.. IIIt O N f'CK.ITI CAI. Rltt..ATION• '/ • ( ...__: , J J • -I • • f ~'--- e. c;;··-- I ')J • •jt t t-:-r: , Mr. M.aea.ryk, O'echollOY&k M1n.1eter to Lon4Dn, 11 nov 1n the United Statee. On ble be~lt reoreeentatlone baTt been Pde ror the oUM>Ooo or 0orouadlnf" tho State Depart ment to recognl£e the eo-call~d 0£ecnoelov~k Government reoontly f ormed by "l!r .Benoo 1n London, o r vb1oh Kr. l!aoaryk 11 the a~p olnte4 Forelgn Seoretary. Tbtte r ~roeentatlone have not had an encourag1ng reoeptlon, and therefore errortt are btlfti aa~e tor Mr. Kaa.ryk to have a ~ereonal interview on the aubJeot wt~ ~ne Pr ea1~ent. r·:rom. euoh lnfor•a.tlon 41 11 3 VA1l•ble. M.t-. M&l&l'")'k travel• tbrou~;b the United SU'-01 troa ttae to t1ae cone\lltlng vltb Ct.eche and. Aaerloen oltlz.ene or Cr.ech or1~1n, at _.11 ae w1tb aucb Aatr1cnn tln&nclal. 1nduetr1al, and lntelleotual leadera to vbo• he cay «aln aooeea . In theee talke he doee not devote h~ms elr ontlrely to dis· cu8alone on O~ecboalo•a.k1a. He ependa auoh the 8oY1et t1•• pr•1a1ng Union and SoYlet t ortlgn oollctta and en ~ eaYor- 1ag to perauade hla llltenera that the c>Ol101 of all deaooraelea toward• the Soviet Unlon 8hould be one mora asroeable to thllt country . Ae e result or the 8.ot1v1t1ee o f Kz•. Kaaaryk and other C:r.ech ortlciale, the aueatlon hal been re.1ae4 &e to the t x.tent to vhlch the Soviet Oovtrneent hAa been able to utlll£1 ror lta ovn ourpoaee the rattter vell -orHanlted C:r.ech national •o•e· cent 1n th1a country . In any event there 11 A reeling that Y-r . MAaaryk'a &~paren t trankneaa conceals 3 dupl1C1ty or purpoao and that ho hooeo v1th tho preat1go or the nace vhleh be btare. vn.lch vould or eourae b e 1ncr••••4 1n caae he anould obte1n ottlolal recoen1t1on •• roreiv,n Mlnl•ter or CtechollOYakia, to build UD varloua troD groupa or O:r.eoh or lgln 1n thla country a nuo~rlaaltr an~ f1n•no1Al 1 atrong organltetlon whloh be eould exploit to hia own •d•ant,age. ...-·.. ... I PR ... .. . ) llloo l.olland ··----- .. _ .. •____ .. _.-:_..- ...... ··... .." 'DEP ARTMENT OF $TATE WUHING'T"'H ,j v In reply rt!tr to )P *PR 811 . 001 Roooevelt, r. D./6738 Ky denr Wloo LoRand : Tbt American W1~1a t e r &t S a_~ Joa6, Oo eta Rica , b .. forwarded \o the Dlpart.. nt the eael oeed 1etttr &ddr tlltd to the Proalden~ by Prea14tnt Oalder6n Ouardia of Cotta Rica, Tbt co~nlcatlon ••• atale4 wnea it waa r ecelYtd 1:~ tbt Dep-.rt•nt and tn.• content• are W\known. Sincerely youre , <: • ,!_., l / ~ ~/ 'ff,A< ••rr/.;. Ohio! of Protoool. Enolotu:rt: Se&lecl len:er . Wlea ~ guer lte A. LeKand, Prl..-ate Sec·reta.ry to the Pree14e:u, The "lhUI Houot...... ~ - ...,. . ... c_. 4an 1oa6 de Co•t• !toa Sept&aber 5, 1940 t .., •ory much rl••••d Lo learn, th~b your ••ry ••lo~ l euer t.hat. Wla M..odt4 t.o ae bJ your Aaerloen M1Alat.er, that tou llke-J LA• nup eollect.toa e.-...oNt.lq our Het.tonal .llrpon. w.re: Ua1u. l~~!bF,.UOO \bn I ao clMlJ M~<.\. J"'OI• TOll: M7 reel U. 1e., atoeeN ct.. t,.. t.o ..,..,. )'OU la n•ry ••1 pout•te wtU1 all th dve respect aM ad.al,.tloG C.ha\ t taan al••J• Plel4 toJ> JOU. - Mra, C.lder6n Ol;:erd.h wt.nte .. to re~:elbor bar r ..pecU'ully t.o Kra. RooH ..h. tmd. •• botb llope tor JOU peraor.al wellbetn& &Dd proaperlt.J.- To bia l:nellec.oy 'ftle PreathcL or tl:e 0Dl ted. St.etaa. M.r. 7rutlla D. RDoatt'tl\.• ...h1Agt.OD, O.C. v.s.A.- To his Excellency The President of t he Un ited S ~e tes Mr. ~ renklin D. Roosevelt Waebin~on D. C. u.s.A. THC WHITE HOUR: S.pteaber 19, 1940. IIDIOIWICUK POR lllfi1D. ~J:CII£TIJIT 11Il.U:S1 In >1" of the co:>Unuod ~r.~ldtnce• 1 ••• 1a~r1-~n t, or • ol111> rore1Jll ;llnioter Jo:.I hck, doc ' t )ou thlni< there 1o IOOMtblna •• c '\n or oU&ht to do to try to ••t th• ~••r aao out before the Geraana (or ttlo ftuni ana), do to hla who t the Oena.n1 did to the unfortUDa te Jew Who .thot the Oeraau a t the Oer a .oa.n Uab&as.y 1n Port a , and was suboo.. quently doliverod, body and soul, by the l ronclt Covem.aon t t.o the Oeraan Oeatapo a few ••~ k3 aco? r. D. R. OI:,ARTIUNT 0 ' 8TATC WA8HIN eTON Septombor 17 , 1e40, U7 door Kr. Proo1dont: 'f1 th regard t<> •:t note or SopU11ber 14, 1e40 Klnlotor Gunther at 8uc~ore ot telegrapba that he boo been aenured by tho Polish Amb .. eador there that the former Pol1oh Forolan Kinlotor, Jo•ot Bock, 11 ot111 at the Vllla wh1c!1 he occup1ee at Snagos. near Bucbareet and 11 very "ell. The Pr-eeldent, The Wh1 te Houeo. OEPA,.TWINT or STAT£ WA8H I NQTOH Seo te=ber 14, 1940 My dear )1r. Preeldent: Vi th r egard t o your co.tatnJn.1ca.t1on of Sept~mbe r 5, 1940 a nd lte enclosure r el ating to the pr esent poa1t1on ot the former Pollab M1n1ater, Jotet Sect, a r eport hae reached the Department to the effect that Seck b~e been able to leave Rumania. A telegr am hae been sent to t he Legation 1 n Bucharest r eaueat1ng 1ntoroAt1on reg a~ng thle report. Ae aoon as a r eply can be rece1Ted I shall l.Cillled1ate1y l.n!oro ully yours , Encloeure: Letter from Ambaaaado r Biddle, Auguat 20, 1940. The Preel dentJ The llh1te Hou eo. THC WHI'T' I HOUSI / WASHINGTON IIEIIOMNOUM i'OJ\ !ICC IIIIDCI\ II&OIIni.Rf or S!Aft '"'-t o~n JOU 4D about Utla l I 'Ill!Jill • • ohou\4 M ~ ·It t..o 11hole 'lhl.nlr NMin 1n e>ol4 oto,...o wh..-o U 11 a\ \l>o preoont t111A. r . D... 1\• I !Att•r rro. "'':1f'l.1 .. , .....f'!l o or s,.. ,,. , ...... ,~hjll t !Jft , ~ . C., ,17o ~ !.0 Ute r~•Unt , -- ~ •• !~ '~a t ·t '"'.-cr•t • • • e. l tad ·~ booar .,. t~l•• ),No o' o•r. t ~,.., • tt.b raa , .~ •':.r nlt:h'. : d'd I'IC" t ~" ::. l"l("CUi t~ •o !t!*\: · ~ l'on o' ' "- ""l'J • or '~~r Pol' '"; l tntwt~~ Jot•f o-ct, now 11•tnc tn • •t•t" ()( tnt•rn.nt tn it\lc ..are!'lt.• . • • wrtter t.!t• \f lt IJOUl 1 ba poulhlf'l ror Mr . 8f'-ck 1o cone 14 ~~~ U.S...... ,.....,._...... _..,_,. Me..,.---·_,.-.,.-- .... DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON August 20, 1940. My dear Kr. President : I regret that wben I bnd tbe bonor and pl oaaure of dining with you tbo other night , I did not bnve the oooaaion to epe&k t o you of tbe plight of former Pol ish Kinieter l oaet BOok, now l iving 1n a state ot 1ntemment 1n BUoharest. there waa a period, during the past year when t he present Polish Gonrn~~ent harbored ill f eeling towards the interned former Governcent . By the end of Kay! however, this antagonism had given way to a ser oua concern tor their welfare. Price .IUniator General Sikorski , as well u Fo r eign Kiniater Zaleski, informed me that due to their worry over tbe eeouri ty of the members of tbe former r egime , tbey had instructed their Special Representative on RefUgee Problema in Rumania, former Undersecretary ot State tor Forei gn Affaire , Ki nister Aroiezewek1 to make in thei r behalf , a formal request of tbe1 Ruman!nn Government , t o release Yinist er Beok and bis associates; Kiniater Aroi szewski waa furthermore instructed to pr oTide means for their evacuation. Kinister Aroiazn ald. in turn told me that in reoe1Ti.ng the toregoi.J16 instructions he bad been tol d that the Frenob Oovenllllent was Willing that certain ot the f ormer regime might evacuate int o A1ger1a; others were to go to :!g7pt and Turkey. Beoll:: we.a to go to !urll::ey. Fowei gn Kinister Zaleski subsequently informed me that in response to Aroiszewski's formal request , Rumanian Foreign Kinister, Qafenou bad told bia tbat while due to German preaaure , it would be ditfioult to release the members ot tbe former regime at tbat moment , be would The President The White Hous e - z - would give his solemn aosuranoos that he personally would soo t o it that Boo~ and his associates would be tree to evacuate when and ae a real threat t o their security became imminent. Gene~al Sikorski and Foreign J.Unistor Zalosh wore dleappoi nted in th.o Ru,canian oovornment ' a re~ly, e1nce reporto at that time indicated an i llll:linent throat to RUmani an territory b oth by Germaey and Bulgaria, aa well as Russia. Since giving his aaauranooo t o Yini eter Aroiszewaki, Qafenou was replaced aa Foreign Y1n1ater, and aa tho alroaey unhappy situation in RUmania booomoo more endangered, so the position ot Beck becomes =ore pre carious . Juat before QY dopnrture from Lisbon, the termor Counselor ot tho British Embassy in Rome imparted to mo that he bad received intorgation through oont1dent1al ohsnnolo , that Book's position waa growing rnpidly worao . Having in mind the State Dspartcont's cabl e o! inquiry to me aa of the latter part of April , oontidCAtially ind1oat1ng your huaan1tar1an interest in Beck' s we l fare , I bavo takon this oocaaion t o tlr ite you tho above information. Should it be possible for aey formula to be worked out whereby Bock could bo brought to tho United States, I personally would be glad to con• ribute my financial support and efforts towards proolueillg tbe possibility o! hie beoomi .ng a burden on tho coiii!!IUD1t;y. I bavo in mind creating a obair ot Contemporary History 1n aaae Uni versity for wbloh I sincerely believe be is well qualified. I oannot tell you bow muoh ¥ar garet and I enJo;red ;your deli&httul bosp1tal1t;y. I t was wonderful to be wit h ;you again and wo enJoyed eTor;y cinuto of our time .witb ;you. Witb over;y good wish, I am Yours !aitbtully, - - .,._ -·-tiiUk ,_ ...... _. t• ,_ aSH 1..._. et ..., t w.u.a, ...... ~ -I patahl .. ,_ t• tMH ... , l,J ~-- 1111 ...... e.1oll liP• J .., U'rt...... , - a 1'-.1 dllltSM .. rq Nu..tt.. aM I • ~·-··· te ...... I ..... all _... ..U wt• ,_ ...... •te takH 1e , .. 111f • .., 'IIHt Wl.... I ..,..... ~ -..s- &..-ta...... • ITr. Qulto, Ecuador, Se p te~ber 20 , 1940 llY dear llr. Preoldent: What battl11 are rastng the world oYer--and the otra1n ot t he dally deololone you haYe to a&ke, only t he etoute et het.rt could weather/ You ha•• m,- 1lncereet ado1ratl on in all you are try1~ to aoco ~pl1o h . This •~all count ry 11 & l1oten1ng poet, nnd one which aay be ot epec1al laportanoe 1n tho oomlng conthe. SD7l'A (Lutthanea) 1e et1ll go1ng etrong with " oonopoly on the handl1ng or U1" ..Ul w1thln Ecuador . 'State' authorited oe on Au&uet ~ t o take atepe caleulated to chani;e t hlo 11tuat1on and negotiat1ona ~ay give Ecuador opeclal i mport ance tor oome tlae to come, hence my belle! that I bettor otlok to ~Y Job and not return tor the campaign thll year. The bundle ot oovero, wlth otampe, that go torward ln the aea pouch, w1ll i1luetrate how t he Oenaano .or~. tach l etter t hey traneport hal 5D7l'A printed acrose the Honorable Franklin D. Rooeevelt, t•oe Proo1dent ot Tho United Statol ot Aolerloe, Waehlngton, D. c. - 2 - taee o! the ot&D9. A llot of tho eontonto o t the package le enoloee4; lOrry t he varletr 11 eo ll•lted. Hoping that r our health l o excellent, I recain, w1tb EnclorJre: 1 . Llat ot ~oYera, al noted. / LIST OP COVERS 24 00V4H'8 troQ: Ecuador. 43 cov era !rom Ecuador •1th '8£.DTA.· otupo . 4 oovere rrom Ch1lo . 3 covere rrom Vone£uela. 6 c-overs fro:n Peru . 9 covers rrom ColotJble. 8 covers from NlOAro;j'\18. 3 cover& !roc Guatemala . 3 covers froa Costa Rlca. 32 covere rro" !lexloo. In add! Hon to the above I o.m eencUng one cover each trom Ul'l.li!'J ay ' Bol1v1a, !:1 Salvador and Po.n.e.ma • - THt UHDfR S!CRCTAAY 0' $TAT( WASHINGTON October 4, 1940 Mt dear Kr. Preo1dont: 1 .. onoloo1ng herewith a telt g~.. j vtt received fro. ~attador Weddell regar41ng the :••••s• you otnt to Gener al F~noo with regard to Mr. Pader••~a k1. The nature or th1e me• ••s• •••m• to • • to indicate that tho dooioion we r eaobod thio morning wHb rogtrd to Red Crooo r elio! to eivil1ano 1n Spain might be prodvotivo or good rotvlt t. Btl1no • • Enolotvrt: From Madrid, No. ~30 , Ootobor J, 19.0, 9 p.m. 'l'ht Pruident, 'l'ho White Houoo . HI\ This trl cgr~ muet b e ~ id oloa Scoretery of State, l'l'c.ohington. 530, October 3, 9 p . c . ncpo.rtmcnt'• 241, Ootobc:r a, 7 p. e . I snw W1niotcr for Torr1gn A!fnira th1o morning p,!1d gc.vc bi a the Prcu14t"nt1 o :lCGoo.gc for tro.na1.. 1oo1on to Ocnc:rnl rrr.nco WI'.O:> he wu w ccct w1. thin .. few t.1autca. Tbc Sr;orctary Grncrrl of the Forcia:n Of!1cc ( •) order s wrrc bt1ng given that~ . Pndercwok1'o transit to Portugnl b e nt ono< !no!l i tnte~ . The Sccrr ta.ry Ocnc:ral added that tt.c -!..."l1otcr w1ehcc1 to ace cc: nt B o ' clock. I :~nv c JUSt ntur.1 t~< Caudi llo to trnneo1t prroonal s r crt1nga to the Prco1dcnt a:'ld to any with he~> much plcasurr be Md given orders 1 ~ the ecnec 4~t s1rcd . !be Foreign Win1etrr ~d t..at for hi o o"n part h< hoped that Wr . Pndrrcwoki woul~ prooud i= =any co=Pl1cat 1ona1 • 'frllDE:Lio !tB& Subject to oorrroti on. A\18A~ SAOB UR DB POWI.Nr October 4th, 1940. Dear Miss LeHand , On my return yesterday fro~ Louisville, Kentucky, I round your ver y kind mesoage concerning the Presidont ' s anDwer to my letter addressed to you on behulr o r Ur . Pader ewski wbo was det 1ned in Saragossa, Spain. May I express my deepest gratitude ~ o the President for the inter es~ he has shown tor our great patriot and pianist, Mr . Pede rewski , wbo is actually on his way to the United States. I would be very grateful t o you , dear Miss LeHand, if I c ould express personally to the President my thanks in the nearest future. With kindest reeards , Ulss ~rguerite A. La Private Secretory to the Preeident, The ~ito Rouse. I -· THE UNOER StCRUA RY OF STATE WASHINGTO N Oc tober 8 , 1940 117 dear Mr. Pr.. 1d ent: I u trane•lt t1ng herewith a telegru aent tro. Buehareet b7 rranlr. Gunther under date ot Oc tober 7 with regard to Colonel lleolr.. Ia there an7tblng tu r ther t hat 70u wilb • to t elegraph Quntber i n thh regardt Belle•• • Enc. Telegru 681, Buch areat. fhe Prea1dent, '!'hi White Houa e. !!II i ia tclcg:a,;.. C"IJ&'; be: Bucbarcat clcacl7 paraphrea£d be tore bcint cco;:.;.. u.'\ic&tcd Dated Oo•obcr 7, 1940 •o o.ny one . (80) Rco 1d 7 :40a. m. , 8th. 8ccrctery o State, i7auh1ngton. 561, Ootobcr 7, 8 p . =· ""i40Pl0ila'. OB'!l!'!Belftl:llls Fa\ tr.TDER SECRETARY WELL£8 PERSONALLY , Your 331, s.,:cmDer 30, 7 p . ~ . A ! avor•tlc ~pportuni~· came today when General Antoncaou oa.:~r <;o ace me . I delivered your ccooagc. He eaya to ~4Y< :~ ! aucccas!Ylly pro~c~tcd . He ~ r ccntly ern~ Colonel Rioodnu, Under Secretary o! the Interior, whom I know qJ1:c wcll.pcraob&lly, to ace Seck and the GenEral &01\..of'cd. % £ that he 1'-..a. a.rra."l&cd t •• o.t :Scck• a w1et..ca be ~r~nt cd : (1) t~t he be permitted to r ow on the lake; (2) t •..at he be Gl.lO\tcCl to take wal.ca in ~he forest:. The for pcroiaaion to co... c trcqucntly to Buoha.rcot. gc will allow t._1.:j eo ~vc e.11Y d.ootora or d.cnt1ata w:10m 1-..c wi ehce t.1rrc 1a no urthc-r complai nt a.'bout bed ~u.JI . I reported i n ~ despatch n~cr 1548, Aucuot 30, that I ~ cDdcat"orcd ~::R - 3- 1581, October 7, 8 p. co. !roc Buch&reot. endeavored to havE Bcok ' s w1ahce ao above granted throu;;b ex-Pr<:>icr Oll;urtu but cct with a cold reception. The Oeacral i nformed ce conf1dcnt1ally that a rcocnt attc:pt had been cadc to abduct and cecapc with l!cok to Iotanbul. l rccorked tbot that nc•d a pity u i n t.h&t c ue Bcc:C would. not be ~cc &."ld. be no l onocr rcapona1blc. He replied that that could not be aa the ~~1~ Oovcrn:cnt hA4 s1vcn a aol ~cn undertaking to tbc Gcrcan OoYcr~n' not 'o let Beck cecapc. I coun~crc d by obs erving th4t what waa !cured waa thAt Hitler waa rcoervi ng Beck for eom< part10\lluly t1cnd.1ob for o of euttcring later o~ .ucn aa he GCtcd. out to 8chusenigg. He replied t bnt he did no t t hi nk ao, th~t he personally would do everythihng i n 1o power to protect him and tt.a."; b any cue r~ .. tbc !'o.! ntcat euggcetion Md been :m.clc by tbc Ocro.a.ne &I yet thl\t. they woUlct ever wa."\t acok turned over to them. Otr.;TI!ER rrv COUNCI L OF NATIONAL DEFENSE COORDINATOR Of" COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEH THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS HU'I: _,...,,.,.,.on' -..UMHG WA.M4 ...... 0.C. Oc:tobo>r 91 1940 - - lob' dear I.:r • Pres.1d en t : telling her or our talk of lest Thuraday, abe wired mo , •or course, I Ill e· ;e dnee the President hao r~ue t.ec1 it. Phone ""' toni!lht.• So I .,.. a tayinl! and everythinc 1s all right. Til&nk you so ..eh for your in~r- eot. The Honorable The Preddent of the Unit.d Stat .., The 'llbite HO'.ll!e . - / f.f · THE U NDER S ECRU... RY or STATt. l t / '(1 W"SHINCTON _, r y October 21 , 1940 ~ lQ dear Mr. Pr.. ldent: In the preeeure ot buelneee which rou are under durl~ the •• dare, tale vue No e. e21 and ee~ ot Octo ber 18 troa our LegaUon l n Buohareet aar not ha•• been brought to rour pereonal attention. I u ooneequentlr enoloelng ooplee herew ith elnoe I belle•• No . e~ •ar be or lntereet to rou. The ruaor contained tbereln 1e1a1 too t antaetlo to be p011lbla. but I .. n•• •rtbe- 1••• br1ng1~ 1t to rour attention tor what lt •ar be worth. Believe • ull7 70Ur1, Eno1. Tl l lgl'UI e21 and ee~. Bllobarnt. Tba Pru1dant 1 The Vhl t • Houa a • ------~-- / lon or thia ttlt- •al .:r~at D h."' Oat L!' 1 • 1 " ., :h:o1 d G: •• 1 Secret rr c <, • G l , c ,.. c.• 1 ;. 1' t•!;' 'L l"C nroc va: cp.:ottd 'I ~C..,O~'I: ( •<< ry "l9., 1 ~ . 1 1 !''t' t••l w) " · !. ..,., • ( lntt"t Un l'~":.tt t •• t L !J1}1 ~t~ ott 0 •• c ollov (•) ( ...'UY) T~ c c.- :rrr '" T' •.l\'1 1 1 .... tro p: 0 00 U,? tl Tc 1 ~..c:s' tr ~.P!J to : t) 11 1<1 •t C:lb:)~ ( 1 lc !' .. 1 ; ~~ o) 1 :.r.r :t'"C cll - c~•·1~pcd II '•1 n •• '~· ta ~r.· 'nr .:nrc. ( ' :tx:> ,, I ;: crt 1> t ~rc t:lt n t.'1c oll t ell! o.rc:n O~t - .' 0 L- .. : c . l.tb c reeL t l < .ere :.lt>C:'\41 !14 ~ C!c•on:~h" tc:1 rc:a:ntlJ 1t~ ct!'1- tll:o•tc c1c~o:; in at1n;:,-u1:hln or the tirco or the oil tll • one ~t.l - ::t1ror·4tt r.:z1.1·cr.t ocn::13tln.:; o! ':~ 11 ht l1d ~11 !1 cl Jht ::1~ . ~ ( ,_.~\) .. L c~ .. ,-.1'1. y ..111 !"\c• 1 h t3h:c.!.zc ~' tot l ::tr("' th cr . ~10h •;111 bt ' V-2C':t : a. Lxt1 rcc~ rcc c t Ga-n 1v'ai 1' ltl !11 1'1 be Q. tlotla...l c'.lvl 1 1 W'.lt ut :o ... :"11n:l 1 to ~ct~o c~t.:: to1• 1·l.,truot1 n l ])UrpC~oco . A :ct · c ... t n.rc 1:: Ru :.ni:l ~~ c•dqU ...rtcra ~rt ~tr M '1"< "'•:c t r 11 ur.lto tn.o 1.1 1. 'etc • • •ltXt t three cdc;:; • Q pltt nn) p ..rt he S:Uk no. l' t!:.c llthln tht: next ft" d )I lltltr 111 -.Jcr ..:.kt : • hl. hlch 111 1·w1u tl • <.:1 'I\ • tht •.rcc ~t!":l"'~1c-• c,. E 1" 'P • a Ill be ct •t C'C 111 be n!) •r 1:-:c• . ( ,;1 d 1a "!o 1 tti"' . "'[ rltl b r -on !.: 'lc • 1t t plo:-..:3 '1-r c ~ "Plctc r ~ a 1 n " l.t ntec;~: ~~· · t ... IS l th Q ... , c.xotlltnt r. ·~ J"C:l~hJ., ( ClR.\'f) Plt1ot cta•.u.l~ .. , to the l.r ::>c-pru·t .cnt. tnrr.t ••• f / - / DIPAIITIIE!IT Of STAn ~ V ISION OF COWNUHIOATIOHS AND R!OORDS rroa: 1. Jv 11 ~ 7- llUi8btr: (, J ~ DUtil: ) l 'i'" ... . C<>do: ~(~ ( C&p\lon: Pl1111 ld¥111 'hi Dl vttion or Com auntoattona and Recordt t r rurt her die t r lbu~ton thould bt cade. .rn 'Ib1a tclt&r tWit bE eloarlJ p r pbr ocu be Bueh;.rut tor' bclna c~u.~c~tcd to •n70nt. (SC) (C) i):".tcd OC:tobcr lo, 19~0 Rcc 1c1 5 : 46 . ::1 ., 19th. Secret ry ot St ~t c , ·t-:ahinaton. 023, OctobEr 10, noon. CO~Flil£: -;:,;1.. ::U~ tl:I.J(R .,(C.:::TA'ti .ELL!», po,a1blc bc":l.rlns: upon the cot:dnr .Mounce- mtllt rcrcrrc.d to in the l~et. p M.fr!!.ph or ny 621; October ltl., 9 . -:a ., I h.vc recently herd , thoush I t..:kc it "1th 1 re:c crr.l.n of' Q. lt, th t littler ""Y before: our 'lcctiona ;ubl1cly rcvcrac hie J>Ollcy or 'Jlt1 -Sc:dt1~ . ...o:.c color 11 let to th11 by ''!'"':1:"-n dvlcr hr:rc whlch I c.: r 11 blJ 1nrorte 1 h 1 recently bun t.o go r-:orc alowlr on ant1- sc..,1 tic 1tneurts. rn L.EGATION OF THE l U NIT ED STATES OF AMERICA Lte o ,, l. OYt~Df' r 3 , UMO My 4~ar ~r . fr~•te~nt: r"cllT~t! )'OW' ""T1 ntr,. lrt~~r ana :.,.l•rrea o::. ay rf'tur· trc !Wltze:--la!:... •rare ... ta&. quttf' a baO • v·r ac.ctclent. Clht! cut tf"r 1111na a"'c. co l l ect ~Q. :.r.f' r tr.~rt tn ln~r you bavt- evr.. eeen. J onn L. Sulllva:'l "'?Ulu •·••e t.crn ~ f()•.ld tO t.JIVr e hen lt tO t,,.f, lo4y k lll"e Wftl bftt.ily :•tatf'd enc: a:.y •rtet apral nf'.!, 1nCl ... ,. were botr. vtry auc:. ecake=. ~Gr •eol~ trt; ••• a cuztoua OdY••er, \ I t cr.ror.t~le c! •r.ur. at a lf'lt tuey :.l!:.e •o..:l"' ltt•r~at an._ amoee ya... . From 1111 l c~~ 'atr.rr t~r,. and tram all tr.~ lettere r,.ootv~, your retlectton P~~n• c~ rtRln . 1 wnnt to take trt occaet:m to CO I'I .. r&tulate tr" co.tntry and you, and P"f !:ape tl) t'etl t t.at :te ~xpreeet n c.r ay topt" tr~~:;. ¥0U wo-.ol!S r-lr. a.;at~ .t.ac e=c: lru. t o d.) •ltb 1 l.ll' ~~chto:"l.. 1 k~ tt.f" eacrt!tce you ort- coaklf'l , af\4 aa o rat~ !ul !Or lt. ln oct~up 1f4 t rance, •btcn 1 went tn.rou n tr. " •~rlea of taxt e , ~na t n SW i tzerland, your re~l~ctl on ••• nove~ for a• u.e only p011lble aalvati on o~ u~ • orlC. :'l.f' lta121 ltal1ana and apP"rf'ntlY t~e ~•r.a~• to~ t o •~• ttl laet ot )·au. J aa 110re t~a cvar con•tnct.-. u..a: tt,. e plrtty,al LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -a- ton in ct.angea '.let you hAve ir.aptred, l'r:... t • al ~erat , nave bPen th~ nccept~d val~ea whteb you hnvl' directed our inhnuu poe !ble , tr we ~ve QnY hope or Eavir.~ 1ntt1tutt ona for our children. all 1 hope to tt' back I ro t he wtn~ r, ~~tnu tr.a t I a. oe acle to s•·to you fo! aoanhtnp a.or e tt.an a fl~teen-dnute d1acuae1on. t•e I I!!:.O:Jlc be t; rateCll If Y"'· woul~ eenJ wor.! to It Ia a should accept a ~otor carY ie~ I otfered tr~c. Rnd WAs Llnervn built in 1928 at a coat of over 310,000, >:.w-ope . It tn Ita t la:e, considered t r.e Dttt tourtn ear In 1 w lllld woulu !1t Int o auol. n eOCilll museum very well. l.e•port. ra tner hove t t tt.ere than at tt•" ""lti.ont hou11e !:1. OPI'n 1 must a ain ~ell yo~ how proud I ~ to ~ave . aaaoctat ed even In a numble way wttn your a~tntetrotton Ol ive aenua hl'r lO\'e. 1 Bitt' He•pectfully, -p,...:Ii... R'1 Her <.er t Pell , Amertcnn ~ 1 n1e t er . The Pruluent The 'llht te Houae ~ aer.t~~on, D. c. OEitAIIITIIIINT or eTATE WAeH I NGTON 1 November 16. 1940 K1 dear Xr. Preo1dtnt: At the requaot of the Aabaooador of Peru, I aa ono1oelng a oopy or a oo:cunloat1on that hat been reot1Ytd from h1a prow1dlng t he text o r a reoo1ut1on paaaed b7 the Peru•1~n Houae or Repreaentatl•ea, 1nd1oatlng the grat1t1oat1on or that bod7 on the oocaalon of 70~ reel ection. Thare 11 &lao e nolol~ a oop7 ot the note oent to the Aabaeoador ot Peru requeetlng, on your behalf, that he tr•naalt an ex preee1on or your approo1atlon to the PtruY1an Houo e ot Repreaentatl•ea. Pa! youra1 Eno1oouru: 1. Fro• the Aabaooador ot Peru, !lo.. mber 12, 1D40. 2. To the Aabaoeedor of Peru. The Prea14ent, The Vhlte Rouo a. ' . Tht Pre1111ent, .t"f:JU'\ "~ "41tAMY "" -"UU.~,o l ,., , PI 1.0. :'\o7wbtr l..!tl'to 1;,~40 . l'h• ilo~o~r.a wr ltc,.rcu ttnta.t.t.•ea l~ l1tl"U hAs ap .. rovea. tJ.c- rolltrr.i:. Jt~eolut.loc. •nr Tf'r rl u P:lU' r c:rt:eer.&.e.t.lTr• rle ~• to ~tel••• ·~ S A 1~ • f aith ln 4~oora~ • l~tl~atto~s and ~ u::pt lt..a •elltltatlc: t.t. nr rt · tltc•l~r. or i ltalte.nt rrantlln o OOI6Y~lt , •-•r• ~1 ~ fi attt~ or t.Le ~~~lo&& a;.: ;ouu_ • tal .f.OlU.tr1~1 ,.,. bu. aa.-urr, . • Aot.l '- ..ro cr !.:.Jit.~ot1or.!: •• am q •oYcrn..:: c:U.o l ~ft.'!"... W"~ Lo rC.\\..tlt. \.1.&1,. fO.o.l l~o.t'lle.... c. t..t tO \>04 II. t.o litVt. \.btl t ec.w of t.J la • •olut !un tn.:;•:.lt tO '1.0 t.l< o r'-1!. cn1. at t.bo lee r e t~c~~ . Your • v: ~ ~~tat ~QAalCc:et1o~ . ;;, . •< • 1ft .xt•~l e:"'c,.- .:oraell iiUU , :l'o.z-e r..art or \.a~f! o aatla: .n . • Nov~mbnr 16, 1010 IIW 1 uu-.•e ••--lll?>t••U..., hllllhr 11, 1t4e ..,... , ...... , ... -71•' ned.U..., ...... , ., " nua •· ...... ~~~., .. ,...... _, ., .._ 1111u .. . .., ... a. ... ., ...... 11uu-.•• ...... ,, t .... ....u ..... 111117, • WI el \M ...... _., 111117 ,_ ...da-. 1111 ..., .. ,_ .... • .... ,. lllllHrf .... ,_._ ...... , • ••••..u ...... ...... , ..., ...... ,... ., ... Plllil... ,_ ... 1 II I I I .....Ill) ... --- ef ... 1&17 p?ttlf ...,, .-....., IIIIIUWII'o .. I 11111 1& M-1 '" II ... "ll'·et I 11'...... • .. ..ln-. ' , ...... 0 .. ,...... '$ ·n'w el ,..... IU.otl'ft - OlllA.IItTMINT Or aTATI. WAIH INQTOH November 22, 1940 M1 doar Mr. Proo1dontl At the requoot ot tho Aabooo&dor ot Poru, I .. tnoloo1ng a oop7 ot a oo..uo1oat1on that bat bton root1Ytd troa h1a proY1d1ng tho toxt ot a rotolut1on •paoood b7 tho PtNY1&11 Sonau, 1nd1ooUng tho graUt1oaUon ot that bod7 on t ho oooao1on ot rour rttltot1on. Tbtrt 1o alto oo oloood a oop7 ot tho noto eont to tho Aabaoo&dor ot Ptru r oquoot1ng1 on 7our btbalt, that bo tranoalt an oxpreoo1on ot rour PtruY1an &tnato. lnolol\lree: 1. rroa t he Aabaooador ot Peru, MoYeB er 16. 10.0. 2. To t ho Aabaooador of Poru. !'be Prea1dmt:, Tbt llblto Houeo. -- - ... The Prte1d.ent. •. 1t. r t1~lc•tSoe of ,.r~ •l~ oa ~ •A,;~ ~~~ en.~~ tY lt aa Clll•H) ii&/U:lll• 0;1 !l\. \.!!" J'f•""lC'tot!_ II\ nr 1r} "''"-t.ce .. .. cw t*'' lt. or t.l'., "L-1te:J .. l't l i!e -:. o~ t «' Dlt.t-4 ... c. .. J t.f~t . t.. 111- ..rr .. -at.a-._.rlt7 c..t U.!• ,t,. ...a•• t!:.\ID :g \rl hcJ t . ao ~.&ntl,rer..n •~oo lnr.DGO~~ o.~r te.~l~:.o a;a~ \.? t aster a rrS,.ndly r •1 t.b OO.::O.b llt.c.ll. 1'!1 ~"'C •n '~" t "'"eo :ut.; rul t'lf: U:elr 4~ rctlc rt ~1 l••· · •• U• lxcrll• .o~ cor •U -,.u, ,~ftorrt.ary or ,.."·· fl.t.in~·\.Oll . ....u...,. , ___ .. _ ,...... , , .. taeell..., .• ····--··••U...... 11, , .. ...,.. , .. • ef eM M..U, ..-..a-ef-- --.1· -_...... , ... lid... --· .. ,_ I QeU.... •• t 11W. a. WI ef tile P,...l._t, .., J ...... ,_ ....u...... uu...... ,~.. _ ...... , ... 11&1Uw .. -· ..._, M I "I IW IMU..., U8l----- ...... ~ ...... , .. l h....U...... - ...... -..1...... , ,- . , · -· uw, '"·"' ...... , . 1./1919 / \ ., u-> THl UNOlR ncRETARY o• STAT£ ~V I • WASHINGTON ~vember 28, 1940- My dear Mr. Prea1dent: Mr . John PeUn7i, the Hungarian !!1n11ter, hat re aitned h1 e oo et &JI4 h1a reei!;ft!!Uon baa bun o.ecepted by h1a Oover111:1ent. lie hllo told ce tho.t he could no l onger continue to repreaent Hungary in viev or liungar1an par ticipation 1n the Ax1e ngreeQente . As you knov, ne it married to an Acerioan and h1a ermpath1ee have alwo.ye been ldloleheartedly with the deoo- crat1c povere. In v1ev ~ r theae elrouaetancea : wonder i t you ·~uld not acree to r eceive h~ tor a rev ainutee be f ore th~ end or the week. He ie comin~ into tbe Depart ment today to t ake h1e ot!1oi al leave and I know be will greatly value the privilege or having a chance to aay goodbye to you peraonall y. Will you let •• know ir th1e V1ll be poaaible? Believe ae 7 yours, The President Tbe Vh1 te Houae. • THE lEGATION OF _ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ~:...\:.e\11 {Jt1-to] ?.-~. VVIJ-9~-~ -- \ DEPAATM£N/ OF STAT~ WABH I NQTON December 9 , 19~0 liY deor ur. Pree1dent: I enoloee tor your information a oopy of a letter ot November 6, 1940 received from Senator Romualdo Silva Cortee of Chile, ln wbich he eent you a •meaeage of a Enel os ures: 1. Prom Senator S11••• November B, 1g•o. 2 . To Senator S1l••· The Preeiclent, The White Houae. Utpnrtmrnt ot etntC" ...... RA - f 't I Cl I llt •• • Tbe P're1 l d~t, The t~t• Houte . ··--- - .c :RA:KLO REPUBLICA DE C!ULB SEllADO santiago, Chilo, ttovembor tbe 8th, 1940. Dear Excellency, Allow me to tell you that 1 oongro.tul&t·e you very much for tne tri umph and great aueee ss ao bappy i n the electoral presidential oamp&ign in united Statoa. I hope ve.ry muoh in favour of the ideals or juat juri dio&l democracy 1n ~rica . PerhApa you remember when you e~e to Chi le and attended you and I opoke 1n t he special meeting of our Senate 1n your honour. My wi fe and I • end to Mra . Cordell Hull and t o you our more r e~peetrul and ~~d aal utati ona. Please to proeent &l•o o~ r oape cttul mea aage or adm.iration and aalutationa t o n. £ . the Proeident and Mra . Roosevelt. I am, alwaya, Yours aineerely, ROYUALOO SILVA CORTP~ Chilean Senator To Mr. Cor. ell Bull, s ecretary or State, llaeh1ngton. U. S.A. DEC i- 1940 117 Cle&l' -'- su ,., I ' ... .,_, lr:1JMI or 7... "' ..,. .. :JOIII' oor41a1 -~ or s...- a. I ... " erJ' ,~ "' _,. r... a,_eial - till& Olb.leh 7"'" - 7- CIU ~ ...... Ueac-e or tbe c:la.11Mn ~\a lwal4 a t t1>e t l.M or IIIIJ •1d t te -t~ , - I reoall • 1•1417 tiM I T- -ke .,.. - - U..t ....1 • • .... .,.. ... _.teO, 1 ..... --teO .,_ ...... t o ua. ~.. 1 - t aad lll'a. lh>o..,e lt aad 1t h 1111J pr1rtl.ep t o - .,.. • U..lr lMhalt t or UUa h 1_,_7 ·-· ¢aU .... n.ua &oM pt IIIIJ - al.ao&H -.o1 IUa b Mll_.., - - -..1M I Uw cartea, ·-~. ~ . - , Jece2bor 10, 1940. the me~randua here attached, PUP&rOd by All Ol't1Ctr C! the Depart• own 1Ditiat1ve I coo~ or State on bia ._,4 by wa; or oett~· rorth hie own t nou~h t on tho aubJeot, contains a 41acuaa1on or tho ilopor~anco or S l~aporo (aa a etrato~lc point wl~hio ao i =portaot area) in relation to the problem ot tho dorenee or the 3rltlab lalos and in r elation to tho 1ntereeta or the ~nltod Stotea. It deale only with that aubJect and not with tho r elated quootloo or What abould be the policy or the strategy or the Lnlted btatoo In view or facta and tho line or reaooolno to which it calla attention. (Ita author boa medo sugroationa regarding etratagy and tacUca In other ::e:ccraoda. ) 'Ibis ~~orandua has been written ae a contribution toward bringing Into perapectiYI the intimate eonnoo~ion botw.. ~ the problem or detendln,· the ~1t1a h Ialaa and that or pro•antins acqulaltlon by Japan or control over the area• acd tho tran•portatlon routea w~i cb can be do2ina~ed trc~ ,;,in.;apore . ( COPY: ESI SS ] ( COMP A.RED: ) December 4, 1940 Th e importance of Si ngapore to the defense of t he Brit1ah !alee and the British Empi r e and to t h e interests of the United States. l. The importance of Singapor e t o the immediate defe~ of the British Ialea l1ea 1n its command of tt.c means of access to the r aw ma t erials and man po wer of ¥&laya, the Dutch East Indies and India. Wh ile the Br1t1ah Illlea oould doubtless do "l'ithout direct acous to these materi als and to thia man power, the effect of such a loss upon t he eoonomlc and financial reaouroes of the British Empire--a 'l'ltal factor in the defense of t he Brit1a. l-J I alea--110uld be considerable. Such a lou by aerloualy weakening our o~~ economy (rubber, t in, jute, QUinine, 'l' ogetable oils, tungsten, antimony, mica are among the auppliea that might be lost to us) would ad •ersely affect the extent of our econom ic aid to the British Ialea. 2 . rurthe~ore, t he Br1t1sh Ialea cannot ma1 nt&1n a def ensi•e position indefinitely. Ho we•er s trong defen li'l'ely, they muat ln time succumb unl111 an o ffenei'l'e can auoce llf'u~ly be l aunched against Germany. It l a from this -2- th1a po1nt o r view t hat Singapore aa tu=• • ita moat i mpor t ant role in the de!enae o f the Brl t tah Ialea; i .e., t he long-.l!.e d e!enae o f the Ialu. The Eute m Wed1t erranean 1a an area or •aJor impor tance !ro111 poin t o r view o! ultiMate o !fena1ve aot1on agalnat Gar-any. The aignifi oanoa o f Slngpor e to t h e detenee o f the Britieh poeltion 1n the Near Ea11 t 11u i n 1U control ot the only rMa1ning otteot 1ve l\ne a of oo~a~~~un1oat1o n for t he aupply of matPr\ala and troop a to thla area. It the Japaneae were baaed on Si ngapore it would ••em that t h ey oould not only contr ol Walaya and th e Not-. erlande East Ind1u but t he Indian Ocean ae wel~. ( see attached eu.aary o! dletancee troca Sl ng&.pore to var1o ua pol nta.) r roop relnforoaent a tor t he 8r1t 1 ah t oroea in the Near Ea11t 00111e from Auatral1a, New Zealand, India, Surma , South .Urioa and/or the Br1 t1eh Ialu. Suppl1u tor theae t oroea oc.e from aom e or all or t h e foregoing area s anqor tro 111 II:!!Ong t he folloll'ing: Walayn, t h e JetherlandM Eaat l nd1u, and the Weetem H•laphere. Ae Br 1t1ah na Yal power ou not ass ure uninterrupted paaaage ot the Wad1terruean by Br1t1ah tr&napor ta or by Br1t1ah =•rohant Yeeaele ( cv en t hough t :te ao111 ewhat doubttl.ll u aumptlon be made t hat the Axle powerc will at no t1me during / clllrtng t nt war be a bh to olooe the St:-a1U ot G1braHar), t he only etteoUYe lUana or aecuo to the Near E&ot tro• the areu nOIDtd above 1• Tla the I ndian ooean to the Gulf o t Aden and the Re6 Sea. Ooneeq~t enny, lou by tho Brlt loh or control oTor the Indian ooettn •• a r81ult o r a J apaneee oocupatlon or Singapore would Und to out orr the 8r1Ueh foroee in the !lear li:&e t t.._ IO\IrG81 ot eupply and or roinloroeent . A• Singa pore clearly oouan4o t!le Hotherlande ll:&et I ndloo and ll alo,ya, no expooitlon 1o needed t o 4•onotriite t '>at the !all or Singapore to Japan wollld 1oolato th• Brltloh ln tho Noar Eaa t f rom aeooea to t he .. r egiono. Ao to Allatrlll i a and Wew Ztaland, the taot that 81n&apor• doe• not oontrol the eutem. northe rn or aoutllern approaoh u to thoeo terrltorlee 11 not relnant t o the queotlon under 41ocuaaion. To reaoh the Near Eaot, t h e rollt o rroa All ltralla and ~ ·• Zealand outward Tia t he Pancaa OIU1al or woat ward by a route aouth or tho Indian Oce an around t h e Cape or Good Hope auot in either ••ent traTeroe the llldlterranean, entering 1t at Gi braltar. Ucleoo oa!e puoage or the Wadi torracean oan be oountad oc-whloh 1 t cannot b .... ·roeort to t hla route would not ineure pauage or neouoary eupplleo or a ateriale or aen to to t h e Br1t1ah 1n the Near Eaet. The point ia that Auatralia and New Zealand would not be able to aend men or auppliea to Port Said and adjacent areas without aerioua threat or interruption if British cont rol oYer the Indian Ocean were to be loat. The aame t hing ie true with respect to men and auppl1es from South Africa and from the British Iale11, and wtth respect to euppliee from the Western Bemiaphere. In the caee or India and Burma, the lou or Singapore to Japan would attect the availability to the Britieh Near E&etern forces or auppliea o f troopa from t hese countries in two waya: tirat, through loas or control of the Indian Ocean the only aura route to Port Said would be l o st or seriously i11paired; aecond, t h e threat of a Japanau attac k on India and Buml\ (by sea nr Yi a French IndDWina and Thailand) would certainly tend to make the Indian o.nd Bunaeae natlonaliata inaiat upon retaining more or t heir own suppl1aa and men tor their own detenae. Ceacation ot economic and mil itary aaaiatance from Indlr;. would in particular aertoualy we aken the Britiah Near Eaat ern forc es , al nce India is today the primary araenal t or these forces a nd an important source or t neir man power. Cut oft from regular auppliea and from adequa t e reinforcements .. -}- rointorce::.onte, the lrl t-1ah tor cos 1o the ..;oar t;.ut would bo aor1oualy tbrootonod. L1ko tho artt1o~ Ioloo, they would be on the 4eteoe1Te; proapeo' ot IUOCIIItul otten a1vo-- ao vitol to tho br1t1ah oouao--woul4 bo grootly 41min1ohod or loot. 3 . ~~ il.u>ort.e.Doe or the ...aatern ~odltorranta.Jl area tro:a poi..D.t ot 1'1ew ot ultiDate ottenalve aotiou •oain.et ~r=AD7 ltoa 1o the tact that tLro~ auoceeatul opeTa ttona in that area Italy maJ be wea...ened a.ud ••entually 4eatroyed, a foothold can be ~1nta1ned in Orcoce or at least in '•\u"1.1y tor an invae:ion or tbl Balkan.a and a.n eventual aaeault upon Gena.ny via diaattootod Auatria, Ruasta MY tear to OOM to tar--S witb _,.r=&n1 OD the basis or aphorea or tnrluenoo, Italy can bo driven out ot Libya and ocntaot. t.e reeatab11ah~ botwec British forces and. tbo J"ronoh 1n North Atrtoa. A.a a result. ot euch contact, woroooo a1_ght beco:.o available tor the lan4- 1ng or ~rit1sh ~p1ro torcoa. ~on looAl1zoo 2r1t1sh ottenaive euooeaaea would tonG to onoour-a• a ep1r1t or rea1etanoe in the oooupiod oountriee. On the other band , were Britain to bo aru.~be4 1n the -••torn w.d1t•rranean, Italy ...,...u be eblo to no14 ....,. or tho ortoota or tlle blookado an4 b7 Yiotorioa could atroaetbon ito own weak morale, -6- cornl o , tbo poosibility or uaina tho potentially stroag nenoh to roes ift North Africa and 1n Syria would be lost, any poos1b111ty or a B~an oftona1vo aaa1nst Oer~y would disappear, Oerman.y wou.ld sain aooeaa to the oil or the Jlear ~t , t he ocoup1e4 countries v:ould lose all 1Doent1va to tho Q&intenanoe ot a spirit ot resistance ~\d eny dit!orences be~woen Russia and Ger lliiUIY would be or slight oonaoquonco to tho British oauae.. - in4eed the p.roapeot ot at least a temporary Russian -C.r~ accommodation on tbe baais ot apherea at influence ~·auld be increased, thu.a poat-ponintJ any acute Russian- German ditterencea . L . It must alao be reoc~ere4 that one or Britain's cnjor weapons asa1n.st Ger.Bany is the blockade. 'l'he rc:;ione ot tho Inctie.n Ocean and ot the Paoi.tic eastward and soutb\'/ard and northward tro::l Sinaeporo are vaot reservoirs or supplies. While Great Britain oon~rols those re5ervo1r3, not only oan the british Isles draw on t hoao :reaervoira but Geraany can be kept 1o large ~aaure rrom drawillil on thea. Should Groat Br1taill looo cllbt oootrol • - 7 - oontrol, not on11 would the Brit1ah Isles be depr1•ed ot thoee euppl1es but tho•e euppl1ee would in eubetantlal ceaeure be made o.Yailablo t o Gel"'llany Yl a the Peralan Oul t and the Caspian and •1o. Vle d1• ootok. ( I n t.'le event that loei of Singapore r eaulted ln t~e deteat ot the Bri tiah in t h e Near East--by having contributed t o such deteat--theae euppl1e a could be a~ad e direct ly avail able to Ger~~any and all ettect iYeneee ot the etrategy ot the blockade would be loat. In •I'll' event , l ou ot Singapore would penalt Itol1an £ast Afri ca--now crippled by the blockade-- to recei•e rull auppl1ea. )---In brier, were Singa~re to be taken by Japan, Great Britain ' • taeke, both ot defending the British Ialea and o r winning t he war, would be rendered Ya stly ~ore ditticult and her ohancee ot eurvl•al be greatly dialniehed. 5. Slngapore ie important trom point ot view or aore obviously direct i ntereate of the United States. Were Singapore t o f all, th e blockade ot China ( except t o r the inadequate and unreliable north•est route fro. Ru eeia) could be made complete and t he deteat of Chinn b7 Japan would be faci litated. The control over the natural reeourcee ot the South Seae area whi ch J apan would acquire 1t 1t t ook Si ngapore -8- Singapore haa already been ment1oned. Our own poa1t1on i n t he Phil1ppinee- -a far ~o re •aluable poaaeaa1on both eoono~lo e.lly and atr .. te!;1oally than ia uaually recognized- would, or oourae, be atrateg1oally preJudloed. It ia 1n 1t a efteot upon China' s realatanoe, how eY er, t nat t he f all o f S1n&apore to JaPan would a~oat oonol u aiYely affect (ad• eraely) our dlreot lntereata (ae well aa thoae of Great Brlt&in). Were China to euooumb, we would be leaa able than now to protect our intere~t• in the l"ar Eaat. Our policy ot the peat three years of givlng aupport to Ch i na woulu ha•e failed and, i ndeed, our h1ator1o Far ~astern policy would i n i t aolt be aaril)ualy coaapromiaed. !lot the leut of the dlautroua reeulte or Ch1n .. •s defeat wou l d be a aerioua drop, •~ a r eault ot auch a blow to our preatige, i n our poplll&l' morale and i n the morale of the peoplea ot South Merica. The only r emai ning counter w ei~t in t he Far teat to Japan would be Ru aaia. With the oollapae or Chi na, Japan would be maater in Aeia and t he South Seas and would be able to draw freely upon China' a natural reeouroea and man power. Th'! eeourity ot Auatralia 611~ New Zealand-- to both ot whioh we are bounO by i noreaaingly etrong tiee- wo uld -II- would be endangered. I n addition, Japan' s acoeaa to the great eoonom1o ruourou of India would be detin1 tely tacil1 t ated and Japan••• poll tio&l i nfiuence in India would increase. The 1noreaae 1n Japan' s strength vie-a-via the United Stat e• which would r eault troz t hese varl oue dnelopeenta would be notable, and Japan' a ab111 ty to ch&llen~e our eoonoalo (and before long our pol1t1oal) poeitlon ln Central and South Aaer1oa would be Yaatly ln creaaed. At the ••• tae our general diploaatlc and atrateg1c poa1t1on would be oorreapondlngly 1•pa1red and ou.r econoalo poa1t1oo would be oo ne1 derably weakene~-by our loaa of the Ch1neee, I ndian and South Sea• markets tor our exporta (and by our lou ot zuoh ot tbe Japaneae market tor our goode, aa Japan would beoo•• more and :aore aelt- autr1o1ent) a s well aa by 1neY1table reatr1ot1ona upon our aooeaa to the rubber, tin, jute and other •1tal mater1ala of the .Ulan and Oo eanlo reg1one. 6. It haa been auggested t hat Japan would be only too glad to aell to the Br1t1ah and to ua the produota ot the region, and that 1n fact, tberefore, our (and the Br1t1ah) eoooom1o a1tuat1on would not be adYeraely affected. The fate cf Br1t1eh and Amerloan tr~d• ln wanchuria and 1n North -10.. No~h Chlna la parauaa1Ya &Yl dence that our (and Brltlah) export trade .ould c ert&lnly autter. ~eth e r Japan '• ability to cUctata the ttraa upon wiUCth •e oould acquire rubber, tln and other pro4uou ..auld &loo proYa h.,..rul to u.a 1n ~ 2.! peace need not oonoern ua. The preaent and the laaecUate tutur.. !!:!. ~ 2! !!£, and ln the war that 1e roglng not only 11 Japan an open 1! non'bel llgerant partner of ~rmany and I taly but tho Unlted Stat.. h openly alcUng Great Br!taln and Chlna. Japan hu aade her choice; b or ru ture depende on GenDt.ny' o wl.Anlng (Great Brltaln' o 'belnc defeated) . Japan cannot rut content nth "4r1Ylng Britain out o r t h e Ortent•--• tor, unleu the Brltlah Dttplre 11 orua'led, Brlteln will not reoaa!n ~ 21 the Orlent. Japan au at, therefore, a!d Geraany 1n the lat ter ' a at1: •pt llO deatroy the Britlah Eap1rc, and toward thla end Japan muat aid Genaany1 a at t•pta to hamatring the Britiah ln thelr operatlona ot reeiatanoe. Conaequently, were Japan to aoqulre control ot Singapore (i.e. C><)ntrol or the YUt natural reeouroee o r .hlA ar.d the SOuth seu) ah a ooul<1 not 'be upeoted freely to tell to the Britiah or to ua--5ritain1 a greateet araorer and auppller--our e&Y er&lly and Jointly axpancUng requtr•enta -ll- reou1r••n ta o f t.'te atrateg1o aater1ala c ! :he Or lent . (What ohe woul4 ooll w1lo t h o war l aoto wou.ld b o 1U1Ud: aho would ooll only tor tho purpooo or ac qu1r1ng t oro1i):'l ox chango. ) p1atanoea trom Singapor e to • ar1oua pointe, i n atatute milea by Great Circle measurement •-- Wast ooaa~ ot Ceylon - 1?00 milea. (Not e: It Singapore oould not be defended, certainly Ceylon could not ba-- tro= Colo~bo to the mouth ot t he Gult ot Aden it la 2000 alle a end t roa Coloabo to the northwestern tip or Sumatra it la 1100 milea. Furthermore, Italian East Atrlo... wo!.lld b e t.Ya.llable t or minor bt.aea, thua permitting t he dlatanoe& trom Colombo to the coaet ot Italian Eaat Atrloa--2000 m1lae at the mouth of the Gul t ot Aden; 2700 ailea at the fronti er between Kenya and Itali~~ Eaet Africa- t o be halYed. Saaaa at Singapore, Sumatra, Oolo~bo and Italian Eaat Atrioa would give Japan control ot t he Indian Ocean with oonaequent ability to blockade India and to out all oo=unioatione to the Gulf ot Aden.) wouth ot Gult ot Aden - 3?00 mi l ae. Northweatern point ot Auatralla - 1800 a1les. ( Fro11 Java, 'llhloh 11 controlled b;; Singapore, the d1atance 1a 1200 ailea.) wast ooaat ot Borneo - tOO ail a a. Sout hern tip of french Indochina- 450 milaa (thua con troll i ng Gult ot Slam.) J o1o 1n Sulu archipelago ot Ph111pp1nea - 1250 miles. THE UNDER SECRETARY OF S TATE WASHINGTON December 1:5 1940 1 - M7 dear Mr. Preeident: With reference to your correapondence with Arthur 8ulzberger concerning John 8. White, the Nev York Timet ccrreapcndent in Bueno• A1ree, Arthur Sulzberger came to eee me yeeterda7 and told me that he telt that John White could no longer be retained in South Aaerioa and that he vaa coneaquently traneterring him to Mexico City and replacing h1a in Buenoe Airea v1th Arnoldo Corteei, at preeent the Rev York Timet correapondent in Mexico. I knov Oorteai. I think he ia reliable and a highly conecientioua nevapaperman and I hope t hat in a abort ti111 the bad ettecta ot Wbite'a aotlv1t1u will be overcome. I think that at laet Arthur Sulzberger hae tried a1noerely to cooperate vith ua in th1e aatter. Bel1eYt me ully youra J . '1'he Pr11ident, '1'he White Houae. lllJdOR.\lllll/ll TAIIEII OVl!ll Til! PilOt,! FROII STAT~ DEP-'ll'I'UEN'r VIA lii!I'rll BOOS!. S'lllTOHBOARD OI'BRA,OR o COOl /' ~n Petaln reeelvt4 Cbar&e at V1Ch7 be aald be could aeo no out come but. drawn peaee but thou,&ht Oen::ana would c.alc:e further e!fort to tnv&de Encland 1n Sprlng. Oerman• . who are treating F;• neh "leorablJ, have me4o a n~ber or advanoea concerning French f leet but ha ve been repelled and ~are bal reiterated aoltcn pr oolae that P'roncb n ..t would be ocutU..S before 1t would be a llowed to fdl into Ooi'IUlll banda. Hitler plana cerecony of • collaboe atl on ~ in Parle December tltteontb • hloh Peta ln haa rorueed to at.l.end, LaTe • a hl~eo~ or gold bu111on froa Dakar ••• aent to I Or•n lO be convoyed to ~ar oa1 l le a. It 11 l ~e~ed that So14 11 deatined tor fteichabank. -1 ·}1 I THE W HIT£ HOUSE \ WASHINGTON Warm Spr' flil GA 4?-414 Hi Depart.m nt. of S t.at.e f Diviaion or ERropoan ~&irl 1----- D.c 14 1940 S...... -y of t.e OitJ'&U for t.r&NIQia•ico t.O the PrtliC• nt. tr II..U oaJ.il l ,u tilt r,.... oo nter.. oe taMJ, -'-"7 lla•• ''* •., q ~~etu o ..t .til"""'' >Mr. o.a ... ~a..,, 1 ••• Colcl "'a ... n-..,. ooat • .,. t o tile-. boo booil U ti'Oa lllr. 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I ....u •• ~. 1e .,.... or •• -nor l o01114 r otbor ,... ~4 •* Ill& ..., D. _ .. , ltoalt. "· lb-. lloal'l""'ro lll&l>t I aa 1a ••-Uoa oUb ,..... ti.J'at otat-1 •• tbo 4atoMo queolloa, oaul& ,... 117 -.\loar OJ' ... ,..... taro... uon •4 70111' 11114111 or tlla .u.uoa ·-• 1., ,.. •• 111.1u •• ~• .,... ,. ...,. ••r-,-. .,._ - I - • 1a 1 ....ral ••"' .t., Or ·-· 1 ••• _ .. lloat a111r tor - tt.o •• _, otloora .,..,..... _. a.et.c ,.._ toollaleal ll4o or Ill& ...a- U• 1111•11- _.... 11 II 'I'll- -11M or 4&11•1'1• I ..... P-'11 .....- ... loop o ..., u II ool'laln ~~ at pro4•1l•, -.u. or tboaa ,_,.. -.u "• .,. ••,. .,.._ \lall J ...... - r ·J.. '1 .. THE SECRETARY Deo.mber 17, 1940. ~IDtill I'OR ~liE PR!:Sl Dl!l;T l oepeo1all1 •lah to c ~l l youP atlen~lon to tho atta~hed , quotlne oxcorpte fro~ my re oont proea oontoroncoa r elative t.o -Uropean &.rW Sp.&.nllh :-.loaee . 1 bCtf"P' tro.. the Secret.ar7 I J)NII oonttrtftOI or ledn.aed&J, Otce.ber 11, lt40. CI/NlP !'.AN R ll.Ii: r A. correaoonient ••14 t.,._ ~ tho 8r' Ulh AIIY1•11d.or had 11tuod a atatement l11 1t n1yht reP"nr41nr h1a Oovernment 1 a u nwtlllnp-ntua to penalt the ahir•tnt of rood to o.rrJ~~n ooouo1ed. nat1ona, an4 he atlttd. 1t the 9rlt1L~ f'\o'•ertaen~ }U..J co-.:un1cate.1 th1a dec1a1on tO tht Ofti)Artaent. 'The Seoret&r7 rtpl1e4 thAt he knew about u., probably f'ro:1 coolea ot the atat•ent whlch 1n Olrc\.jauanoea 11k.f'a tt.. ta the .:.a~••• r tw-nl !led. bot:: to the correa n •tnt a an1 t !) the ~ ar-::..t nt . A. oorraaoon whloh the !ecr e•a.r·· b·1 atated n•••toualy were under~· cura1on a-r.J conal dt!'ratl on ror lhlp ~r.11 rood t? certa.tn ·\Lropean countrlet, ro.r the "llevutton or c' latre••· In ooly, the Seeretu•y IU\1d that. AI ho Md. l tAteJ fro• t1et to tlae, thle Government Md A dtt1n1tt pollcy on the Wbole queetl~n or huaan aurtertnp and hua&n needa, tn • •tr7 ~r t or the world all 'lo- tttl t.re ••u:h oroblea• ex- 11tt4, and tl-.at we were •• auch OOnt"emtd l n th,.te attera • an7 o1:ter povernr:ent or @'rOUP or 1n41\'1d\..ala. He •"" 14 •bitt •• "'-Dier~oo~ to teep abNaflt or all the clreum tancee 1ni raote, by •an• ot conatant conttrenct •lth 1n41Vl~uale , I""'UOI an4 ;overnaent• who a~ht bt tnrertatM or al.;:'ht be atrtote.:l l.n MY •ay, an~ t:.at • • approached t very ph.&ae ot tbt probl«:~ 11ott •l'111ipathot1callY. The Seerot"r:l ee14 thAt tnlt •at! about wM \. he h .. ._, t old the oorreooondente dur1np- f" eotnt days, and that th11 wet tht OO\&rae thln Oovtrn.. nt r~4 been ~urau 1ng. Ht &4414 thAt tb,ae J)Ol lc111 wert applied 1n eueh o~ot teAl way~ •• •tra teaelbl~ . ~ • 414 not know w!vlt would 'Ot tt.. ft ..lt ttep 1n 4e•elo... •tnt t ; whtt h r aoaeone wo '.lld approach \ht 3eru.n Oonr naa.nt to ••• - p - eee What ttl fttt1tu4e •••, and t o ••• to what e xtent- -it any- It ~d deprived populot1ona In occupied territory; and •hether, lf eo . 1 t woul4 be dlapoaed to 8kt a oontr1butlon 1n aooordance w1tn the t ..eaort&l cuat oa ot nat10n! w~ rt one ooun• 17 conquered a nother. A cor'!'"t~or\J t nt ••k~ w.h ther, when t he Seoretar1 aa14 t hat aoaeon~ al,bt a pproach the J.~n ~vernzen t, he aeant through the Dopart.ant ~r prtv•tely. Tho Seoret~r &noworod that he meAnt all the people who ••ro exproaalng lntereat 1n the problem, or who l a ter • 1@ht have 1ntereat 1n H . H• aJded that tha7 al.vbt v1oual1te tno probl • 1n 1 ta entl ret)'. A corr,.e...c>~ent eatd tnat f!\11 quf'atlon '*"' not lnten414 to be taeetl nUI but ttAt the Depar tment or A;rtcultur• W1tb1 n t he l aat wult or oo bAd publ1med on ana}yau or the rood oltuatlon In Italy llhlah r opreoonted oup~ Uoo t hor o a e be1n e xcttcUntrl7 L'lort, an1 he won tert aay th at, t n ep1tt or t he 9r1t18h a nnounoe.en~ . thle 'OTern.ent would oont1nue to cDnaldt r the European rellet lltua: ton t n s:eneral, • • t o •hAt 1t a l ,.:.ht be r"••lble to do. !he Secretary Aftlll •trK that th11 ao .. I'Nitnt would keep alive tho r-ollc lea wn1cil l>e bd deacrlbod to tho cor r eaponct en t " · F'HI!.AND A oorroopcndont oa1d that the F'1nn l ah 111n11tor hAd called a preae oonttr~no t thle aorn t ~ t o l t l tt that • Flnl&od - ~ - r1n1ana ·~• ln ft IOitwbat ~ ltter ent category from the ooou- 1)1td oountriee, anl1 al111o to ,.,• ., th111t f'lnl~tnd nee:Sed ~'Opl 1 tt 'nJ hoped ~0 ~tal1 th~ from tho ~n1Ltd Stat••· A~kt4 lt tt-1• ., Jl~ r,.ce1ve h18 ty&patl".etle oonalJ.erauon, t!le Secreta17 ••1d ~.at thle ••• cover 4 by r.at l-...e had Juat t t.ated. wh1ch applled a e fttr •• :tlM an.t to an)" other area ot the •orld, A oorrenpondent lnql.l1r· ed. •hether • reque•t !".111d been rc! oe1ved tr.o:. fho f1nn1eh ..iO\'or•:,unt for,. ~vernoent lo"n. ln raply, t.t.e Stcr•t,.ry IR l d that th• finn• occet1,r.ally brou;ht ue ae:~tt'l.1n ebOJ'" t1"" e, ft't~ or O'"ber toph~• ln wnlcc the1 ·e~• ln~ereeted, or ln • .let. •• • trf autu.ll7 1ntereeted, 'tut that ht:~ HJ not r•call otth,.n.S •t'""t :ht t'IIC tl w~r ln t hll Pl\1"t1C lllr re,.rd. ExceJ"])t troa Socrstc_ry 1 tt pr e~ • conre:enoe of Fr1chy, Oeo~aber 1 :- , 1940. RELIEF FOR SPAlJI A corrooapnndent retetrred t"' the Queetlon or the ~ omtnt Of AmeriC an t'OOdf'tUt't'a to Spaln. Md S&ld thfit thar e hat! beon report• l n tt.e preaa tt..at the Brl t l ah "lovernmcnt would l.lke t o aee auoh ahl pcente a de; but that, on the olher hanJ , there h•4 b een report• •• lon~ •• three aaon ths o.p:o the t • New York exporter bad rt.led "" appllcntlon ror a n.• \·lcert to cover,. ahl ement or 830, 000 worth of CubM ougAr to Spain, thot ~. Sr1t1Ah Governr:~ent l"..Ad taken no ~et1on thua r11r on the Rppl1rat1on, a nd that--s till RCOOrtU~ to these report.a---::~e State Depn.rtmant h"d. 1NI t nacte6 the Amor1ean Conaul :lener,l ln LoD1 on t o l a y tho cr.P.tter before th~ Sr:t1ah JUnletry ot' goono:lllo 'farre.re. Tl:e e:orreapon..tent AGked tr the Secretary could clari ty thl' lltU.'lt:lon refia.rdlng- the Brltl ah poa1t1on on food ehlpQente. The Seoretary ftn~•ered that Whe only tb1"4!' he oou l~ oay todoy ..,.ud be to repeat whAt ho hAd aa1d eocwe d.aya ago. with r~~ard to the tact Ulat ROme d.1acuafl.1on 80118 had been ~ol nr on ~bout eend1~/roo4 to the dln~~eaaed peop1o 1n Spain. He !'"XJlfHned that. thle we-a Abou; a1 tar aa be oo~ld go at thle time, and thAt lf he round something detinl te or tan£1bl e f\bout the au,..... r cgAtter--wnl eh mh.. ht either be collAteral or unrelated--he woul4 be plAd to 1ntorm the co rr ee~on e nte. (IIOT FOR THE PR£95) (FOR DEPARTI.!EIII'AL USE <'NLY) Department of State D1V181on or Current I ntormatlon No. 230 I.!DIORANDUII OF THE l'RESS COh'FERENCE, SATURDAY, DECDIBER 7 , 1940 At the press conference thla morning, the Secretary • asked 1r the oorreepondonts had any queetlona. A corres pondent r eplied thot the pnpera aoemed to be full ot them l th1D morning. The Secretary asked eml l1ngly 1t the anewere, t oo, appeared 1n the papers? CREDI TS AND R!LIEF FOR SPAll! A oor reapondent oald- thAt some claritlcatlon with r egard to Spain was required, and f4lttt there '"ere reports that e.n agreer.:~e n t of some d cacr1ptlon had been reached to flDol at Spain, i n return ton 1ts impl ied promise to stay out of the wnr. The Secretary replied thAt he dld not believe there ..as anythine- suttlcie ntly tangibl e, beyond whAt the oorree pondents alreody knew, thAt he coul d tell them thls mo m lng. He added that he wottl <1 be gl ad to g1ve them lntorma.tl onJ as time went on, and anyth.lng developed further. A correspondent asked 1r there was anything the Seoremry could Gay on that portton or the reports which etat ed that t he United Stotes would guarMtee "" Argent ine credit t o Spa ln. The Sect·ota.ry ane,.•ered t hat, f rankl y, he had not hea!'d that dlscusaed. He eaid thAt he auppoaod thl s would bo a matter taken up at the Treasury Department, or at the office of Mr. Jesse Jones. A correspondent inqui red lf the Seoratary could give one straw to c l ing to in thd Spanlsh mattor- - t~~t at least no agreement had boon r oached. Tho Secretary said that he tholl(!ht this wns about e s aecurnto as the way in wh lch he hnd put lt. Tho correepondont Bllld that the ma tter hnd bee n in s uch a progressive etnte, tbnt he would l i ke to hnve ono fact : t~t at any rnte an asradmont hnd not been reached. The Secretary r epl ied that l t wns nll rtght ei ther wny wlth h i m. He oJ DET£1/l'ION OF' 11!\5. D££01\t_! Askod lf thoro ""' Anything further regnrdlng Jlra . Ooogf\n, tho clerk 1 n the AmericAn 'ElDbEtaoy 1n PArle .,·ho WI\B baing detA1nlold by GermAn llUthorltles~ tho S ~e rilt&.ry snid that ho hAd nothing now on lt thio rnornlng, .nd t hat tho mntter w~e rece1v1ng Attention th ~ re through ou~ oftl oi,ls. A oorrospondent inQUired if thoro hlld been no rw·thor report oinoo llrs. Deognn hAd rolled to ropor\ tor work on Deoember 3 . The Seoretory r eplled thAt thoro had beon nothing thnt he kn ~ w of, and told Wr . McDermott thnt, if ho neoertalned anythl nR. he won authorl~ed to give it to tht) oorroopondantn. ~lAVAL INCIDEtlT OFF BRAZIL A correspondent r ecalled tlul t tho Secretary had stated y ~otordny there woe nothlnE ndw r egarding the appRront vlo l ntlon of thu neutrality ~ono in a Br1t1eh-Germnn engAgement off Brnz1l, nnd he nak~d if thero wee onythlng the Secretary cov.ld 88W now. In reply, tho Sacret/\ry aa1d thRt he had no deepntehee on thnt eubJ~et th1o morning, except soma refer once t o tho fight orr th~ oonst, below Br azil. A eorrespordcnt lnqul red lf diplomatic oonvarentionn were go1ng on concerning the Bratlllnn ehlpe ItnTfi ~nd Bu~uc, stopped eomo de.ye Ago by the Britlsh. e Secretary ea1tht.tt he did not thln.k thoro had been MY moro than what had been given out by Brlltll. He cxplalned tlu\t we pr imnrllY deterred to Brazil to glve out whntever news lt hn.d, Md that he h1msoH knew of nothlng new from Rio de Jnnoirc wlthin tho l aot day or two , And he nesw:10d that BratU woul d give lt out 1f 1t coul d. A correspondent BR1d thAt deopntcheo f rom Rio de Jane1 ~o t erQed untrue n report ln Roce thAt the rore1gn Ministers or the Amerlcnn R•puhlice would bo cAlled t o A correepondont BA l d thAt th e re wae nnother ra:port . from Uexloo Ci ty, to the et'fvot tho.t Woxloo waa t1xpeot1ng to rooelve from aix to t•elve daatroyers from tho United States for trn1n1ng purposes Pnd to lmprovu Wex1o.o ' s dereneo. Anked lf he could give nny lnformtttlon 1n thla eonncot1on, tho Socratnry replled that this .-ne brnnd new eturr, And thnt he Md nuvor h dnrd ot lt b,.-,ror~ . He Bl\l d that the Oep~tment dl d not know anything ~bcu t it, Md that ho imnglned they would toll tho oorre opondente tho oMc t hlng At the NAvy DepPrtment. He ud4ed th~t he was eure ther e wAG nQ truth 1n 1t what eve r . A oorrospondont enid thnt tho report •~• couplod with one thAt. ln re turn f or the destrnyera, the United Statoa would obtAin the uoe or M o~lCAn nnvnl bAsoo for refueling 11nd slmUar purpoooo. The S~ ore tary r eplied thnt be hod not hoard • ll thlng on which tho story could be bnaod . ARG£tn' INA - J - A ROE:I\T INA A corrupomlont ro""rltod th&t Doctor Problloh or tho " rsentlne !lMnclt'll aleelon hiUi conferred wlth Vn::!er Seeroury 'llolloo tor About M hour yeotordAy, And he aeked H tho Secretary could IA7 anythln<>: about the progreu or nog<>t1a Uorut With the •lle1on. Tho Secratar)' rwplltd that thiS hnd bo~n mc-:rely a generel tnlk on the flMnoW, aonetAry and crodlt r elatione bwtween the t~ goYernaenta. He •~1d thnt we hN1 COCD.IDlttete. "'' the corTeepcndent a knew, whleh oonterred And QAdo arrange=enta Y1 th ltr. Juoe Joneo and tho Troaeury DepArctent, PI tho enae Cllpht be. A oorroopondont onld th~t ther e wore puro1otont publ1ohod r eports tMt theoe convvrof\tlono ·.w oul d ult1tmtely 1·eault ln oomo agreement Wher eby Grcnt Sr1tal n would bone!1t , through fL trltmgul 8r nrra~eeent . A t~kod lt ho coul A corr eeoordent tltl1d tn~ t there waa n report fro:n Ltobon that Aoor1cnn dlploontlo And ooneulnr ort1olnl e ther e nnd in France had onapl•tod plAne tor tho removal or aoae elx hundred or t10re penn1leee A:::lo rlcM el t1 z.ena ln Frnnoa, nrx\ !:'.Ad arranged for the1r pRIII\ge h ADkod l f he could any an y thln~ on the Dopnrtment ' s plnns tor auboltt\ng the coffee Agreement to Congreae, the Secretary &A14 thrt he A&~UQed lt would go t o tho Senate ln due courae. K. J . worercot t • • (NOT FOR THE PRESS) ( FOR DEPART~£NTAL USE ONLY) Depa r t~nt of State Dlvlal on or Current Information No. 231 ~EIIORANDUll Ol' TilE PRESS CONFERENCE, IIONOAY, DEOEIIBER 9 , 1940 REPUOEE HAVEN IN VIRGil/ ISLANDS A cot-respondent aald that there were reports that the State DepBrtoent l".ad been conferri ng w1 th ecce other depe. rt ments or the Governm.ent wi th the ldoa of sett ing up a refugee haven ln the Virgin Islands. The Secretary answered that, !rankly, he had not heard or it. CREDITS AND RELI!:l' FOR SPAI/1 A correepon::lent aa1d th&t ther e had baen constdersble dtseuse1on ln the p ress- over the week- end concerning the reported ooneideration or a SlOO, OOO, OOO loan to Spt~in , and he asked 1! the Secretnry coul4 say, as or t oday , what the position wae on that question. Tne Secretary replied that all ho eould do wse to repeat what he had eaid tho other day. Ho h.ad s-poken about oo nversatlono regArding some eort of rood relief, and had never thought about o Sloo, ooo, ooo loan; o.nd 1f he had 1:1ent1oned such a thing M a 8100, 000, 000 loan, ho auat hnve been talking through hle h~ t. The Sooretary oald that wh~t he hRd meant ~~• thnt he had not hoard the mo t ter dl&oussetl . A c:orreepordent 81'\ld thftt he bel1e.vod that the r ep.o rts wore that the Sponleh hnd asked for SlOO,OOO, OOO , ond t hat the SecretAry, ln r eply to a question on the mAtter, hAd sn.ld t hat the r.:aRtter or shipments of food was botng contUdor ad, Without any refer e nce to the SlOO, OOO, OOO. The Sacr etnry replied thnt ho dld not know how thead reports hAd gotten out, nnd that he knew lt w~a not tn his mind to convey that (anything about n SlOO , OOO, 000 loan) . A correspondent s~td t hAt reports hod been publl ehed thnt SpRln would not got Any lump eu~, but thnt ther e would be a beginning and cont1nunnee of shipments of food to Spain, 'Rblch would necetleRrlly be diaoontl nued tr tho Span1eh Government went to war. The Secretar y replied that he had not henrd thet pilaae dl ecuseed, and that oll he hrd benrd talked about was the questlon or some sort or food relief t o those who were 1nd1gont, A eorre5pondent naked lt th18 would be 1n the nAtur~ or n glft by tho United Stntea, or whother some flnsnctng would be ln\·olved. In reply, the Secretary aald thAt he ·.vould h.Rve to wnlt until a little later before he coul d tell the corraepon:1ente about thn.t. IIR. ROBE:RT D. IIURPH'i A corrospon1ent GA1(1 that there were dlfft!Nint r.3porta aa to where Wr. Robert D. Wurphy waa nt present. He expln1ned tnnt one despAtch had et~ted thAt Mr. Murphy hnd re turned to Viohy. but that there were othor reports thnt he wae going t o French North Arrtoa. The Soorotory ropllecl that llr. llurpby had returned t o Vichy Rrtl tw1 resumod charge or our Embneay, ard thn t ho WtL8 ther e now. Aekod 1f thertl Wt\8 RnY expectation that he might go to F'renoh North Afrio&, the Secretory enlc:t that this wn.s A mn.ttt"r thAt would be moro or l e oa hypothetical. He aatd thnt he would rather awft1t oo ncr~te developments, one way or another, And thl\t there was nothing on which he could be hel pful t o tha oorreepondents 1n thnt connection at present. NAV& - 2 - NAVAL ACTI O!l Of'f' CUBA A correapondent Aoked if any d1ol o;zw.t1c aot l on •wfl.O being token r egarding tho nnvnl OnfR ~e mcnt ydoterdfty orr Cubn (when the Br1t l eb orulaor Di omede wna reported t o bove onpturod the crew or the Gor mon !reiFfiter IdA rwRld) . The Scoretnry replied thA t he hnd eeen preea oocounte, end thnt whonevor we obtnlned nnyth~ng ot f1c16l th~t Kr. UcDormo~t could gtve the correspon A corraepondent r dcAlled t hat tho Soorot~r y h~d nAi d prov1 ous1y thAt he wn.a mnkltlfr 1nqu1r1;aB t o t'lnd out Juat whot h1.\d. hAppened ln the cn.ro wher e n Srlt1oh M VLLl vesaol wnn roport od to mve etopp!Jd A BNull11\n ah1p. 'l'he Sdor atnry r epllod tl-.'\ t he th<>Uj!ht there It'd been some aort of dl ocuool ono, but t hat , na far AS he r eonllod, ~~oro hAd been nothing in todC'.y o n the eubJt!ct. The l'!llt ttar hud ~co n unde-r d leoussi on, rnd t hls Governrlk!nt hAd boen 1nqu1rlng Of All pll rtl88 about the olreu~stnncaa, nnd t ho tnfl ttvr he.d buan dovolopl ng. The Seorctnry neked Ur. :icDormott to mq,ke n.vl\111\ble nnythlng thnt came 1n on the subject. A oorrl!apondent nskOO 1r nny netlon wna bel ng t 'lkon concor ntng t ho BPfuty zona , bflyond tho 1nqu1r1es ln progress. The Seor-e t l\.ry r" eplled tMt, up to tbl o tl me ~ tht:! r e H L8 no further n.ctlon. DE'T.::NTI O!i OF l!RS . D!:EGI.Il Asked lf ther e WRB any word r egnrd l ~ Wra . Oeegnn (bc1ng detalnod by GdrQnn nuthorl t l ee ln FArla) , the Sooratnry Sl'lld thu l"e 'NAB nf)th.l.ng todny. COLONEL DONOVAN A correapondont lnqulred l.f ther e bad been nny chnnge ln tne attttue or ColontJ. '11'111 l l\lll J . Dono v ~tn . The Secretary r eplied thn t he dld no t know nny more than be had known when anko:i nbout t he IJt\tter on Stlturdny. GE:R!L\NY: R.l ~ IO A correeporden t said that somo tlmo a go she hnri asked 1! there was anything new 1n r egllrd to r egiatr-a.t1on by Gonuany of r adi o frequenol eo by fo r ei gn count rtea, and t hat ne ohe unde ratood lt, the United Stat es had not boon otf1- o lally t ntormed of what she t enned thla unprecedented net. Asked lf any diplomati c action was being oontemplpted, tho Sccretl\ry e~ld t M t he would have t o oheolt wl th the ofri01Aln ot tho D1v1a1on or Internatlonnl Communl cnt1ona ln order t o br1n& hlmaelr up to dote on the subj ect. RED CROSS SHIP~!:NTS TO FRANCE A correopon:lent oAld thn t ahe urv:1eretocd that 8. l"equeat had boon aent &OQe tlme ago t o Great Brl tn ln t o Allo• Red r oo a ahl pmente or vl tAmln pr•oduota t o F' ranoe, and ehe asked r a reply hed been r eceived from Gr eat Brltaln. The ucretary answered tha t the que at1on or rallof 1n Rll 1 to ) 1ffer ent phAeea WAS up ln some tore wlth peoplo both her o and abN ad--lndivldu&la, groi.IPs and gove rnme nts inte rested l n tho ~tt e r--bu t that there wna really nothing new ror him ' to announce ot thla otago. He aald thnt lf And aa devolop mt!n ta occurJ•I.ld the DepA.rtment would be glA-d t o keep the corr oopondonta ~~ nearly up to dote aa pc&e1ble. ••• U. J . WcDormott. (I;OT f OR TKE PRESS) ( FOR OEPARTKENTAL USE ONLY) Dop&~tment of State D1vls1on of Current Information No . 232 liEIIORAllDUII OF THE PRESS CONfERENCE , TU~SOAY, DEOEIIBER 10 , 1940 I IIATSUOXA INTERVIE'N At the pr ess oontorenoe thla morning, a oorreapondent l nqUl r ed whether tho Sec rotary had had ooca ol on to exami ne press ~epor ts or the intervi ew grant ed ye s te~a y by Jape.neoe f or ei gn lHnla ter Matsuoka . The Secr et ary ropll od that t he honest truth was that he hed a rleen th1e morning at seven o'cl ock and had been tied up ever e lnce on tour or f i ve ~ttere, and l t hn4 been t he tlrot tl~e i n many months he had not l ooked at A newopnper. He added em11 1ngly that he had not i ntended t o ~nku this known, but that the corres pondents had exposed h l m. LOAN TO THE IIETKERl.ANDS A corr espondent oal d thftt there was a press r eport thnt thl a Gove l" nttent wRa oonal der1ng o. lonn to the Dutch, on tho oo.-.11 t 1on thn t thoy n>nk o the r unda llVI\llable to the S~ 1t1sb , a nd ho asked 1f the Secretary hAd heard ony sueh p~oJee t dlocuaaod. The Socr etnry ropl1od t~t he hnd not hoard this d1acuaeod b y anyone. A cor respondent asked • hcther the !1\ot that t ha Dutch •eril at war would not, urder the Noutrf\ll t y Act, pr eeludo their obta1n1ng a l cmn. In r eply, the Secreta ry sn. l d that at any rate, BB fAr ae he knew, no ono l n thi s Government had the mntter up ror d1acuaa1on. COLO!IEL DONOVAN A oorroapordent asked lf the Secr etl\ry ooul d tell the prose ~t t he purpooe WRB of Col o nel Donovnn 1& trlp to the Near E.nat Rnd the lied 1 ter rancnn. 'l'he Secr etl\ry rcpl1 oc1 that o.l l ha knew was about ·.wht\t tho correepond:enta k n ew, and thnt he bad not been keepl ng up wi th the mat ter l n a ny way. A correspondent aa1d thnt ther e was a r eport f r om Llobon thla morning thnt Col onel Donovan i ntended to i nterView Premier Wuaaollnl. Rnd he a sked i f the Secr et&ry hftd a ny such tnfor mntl on. The Secretary l'n&wc r ed l n the negat l vo , and ao1d thAt he did not k now whn t r eport would acme l n next o f th1s kind . A cor-r-eapond.ent nak ed l f the Secr etnr y coul d say de!l .nltely t hat Col onel Donovan wna not on n State Department or dl plo:ne.t1c m16elon. 'I'he Secr atn.ry r epli ed tha t , a s he had otat od befor e, the Depar tment had not h1ng to do wi th theae repor ts, He BP 14 thnt he had not e ven kept up wl th or 1nqu1rod wher e ~ ol o n e l Donovl\n Wf\8 suppoeed to be nt tbl s t l mo, or 1n whnt d ireot l on he was hoaded. Tno co r ~capondent st\ld tha t t he L18bon r .por t 1.-.llcllted that Colonel Donovan might r on ow tbe ame r outo wtlioh Under Secretnr y Wel l es hAd t aken on h i e t rlp t o Europe-•thnt 1e , trom Rome to Serlin, Par te and L .mdon . The correspondent sn1d thnt he t ook 1t t h&t the Secr etor y 414 not pl ace muoh credence 1n thl a . The Secr etar y euggeat ed sm111ngly that thoy - 3- they might ouapen4 any dleouaelon until Colonel DonovAn got to Roll)e or Borlln, or aome place like that, and then resume 1 t. ADIIIRAL LEAHY Aolted 1! no could oa y ""•n Admiral LeAhy expeotod to luave f o r Vichy, the SecretAry &Ald thnt nll he knew waa thAt Admirol Leahy hopod to get nway AS soon ne pr~ctlanblo , and thin t he Rseuced t m t thie would be wlthln n tow days or oome t11Il6 \tlthtn the next two or t h r ee weeka. SPANISH RELIEr Aoked t f therq wAs anyt hing he could. tall the corros pondunte on the Spanish rc11or queot lon, the Secr et8r Y eald that thore we.a not, "'e yet, nnd that tho mnttor •As being given attention Along the lln ~ a of hlo deecrlpt1on the other d.o.y. ~ . J . ~oDeroott • ••• j - W~ INOTON lf Jl\Ui.liiJ to I TUi. IC ;!llllr F lr.IT, dee 17 ~1 ~•th1ll •1t~ •• t. ••l•~ J h.o.~et.. ~ ,, tr. hh r•r•on..a. leu.e,. t-> t.onc . ho •ucc••t• n.alnc tllr~ p•c«. lt b.a.l ala" bttJO •utc:est.-\1 t Cf M th t •• tr•• JUit'tr aae.-urra1 tr~ 'i\trkey \. Cbln • U h • h.&d ox ,e~t nco ln Lbe f lr !4at. t ~ nt to (I• ~•l•on Johns~n in th- trvlae . ,, c ould olthor und lila 'o Turko7 or brin& bla to tbl &tat• O.part•ont ln ehArC• Of P•r tAittrD Aft'a l rl. tn &1\1 •••nt.1 •Ul )'ou & rt, re a n1 .. • l • tt.er ror .. t o cd t.. J oto~Ucm 't T . D. ~ . OI.,,UtTMCNT 0,. 8TATI: WA8HIHOTON No•ember 29, 1940. KJ dear Xr. Pree14ent: I am t ranelll. tUng hereV1 th the ree1gnat1on ot • I! elton T. John eon ae Aaba.. ado r to Ch1na. Ae V1ll ' I appeer on tho taco ot tho letter, the Aabaoaador aont ln h1e reo1gnat1on YerJ oerl1 with the requeot that 1 t be held until the tl.ae vben the new Adlaln1o- trat1on took onr. It vao tranoa1tted early beoauoe ot the unaerta1ntJ ot oommun1aat1ono and wao aooo•• pan1ed bJ a letter vh1oh I am enoloa1ng herewith and Wl'llob V1 ll explain the background. Ta1th!llll,J JOuro, Encloauru: 1. Lotter ot rea1gnat1on. 2. Letter to Mr. Long. The Pr11ident, The Whi te Houee. EMBASSY Of' THE UNITED STATES Of' AMERICA hW14klD6, China. Julr e , l9t O, The Preatdeot., The Whl t e Rouae, .'aabinston, o.c. Wr . President, Aa is Cuat01Ur7 I toncler herewith •1 rea 1pat1on aa \ab4eaador to Cb1na . Ha•1Di eorvod tbo ~o•e rnmont or the Uni ted States in itn foreign ~ erv1 o e ror aome t hirty three yeara l shall be glad to c:ont.i.nue to eer•o 1D whatever oapaolt7 70u aay deatre t.o use ae . :lelaon TTulor Johnson ... EMIIASSY Of' THE UN ITED STATES Of' AMERICA Chungklns, Uhlno , ;rulJ e , lQ ~onorable 8Teokenr1dge Long , Dear Lo116 . I appreciate ~hle aondint thie 4oc~ e t ott to you a~ thle early date is rather antiolpeting thinaa but beoauae t the uncertainty or o~unloatione end a reeling that 1r do not get it orr now! when air oommunioetion le poaeiblo, ..,. oond1"6 1t olo"i " th tho !doo or loev1n;; it wltb you or uee et tho t.ima When tho new t~.doalnet.w et.ion takea o•er t tho bos1nn1ng or tbo yoor. n I b~ ve been at the head or this ~ieelon now since the beginning or 1930. For the pllt three J03TI r b&YO been eaparated rrom ~Y tac11y except ror a briar bo=o lea•• 1D 1939 a nd a brier •lait to Foklns laat wlnter . Ordinarily I would be loath to lee•• thla poet •• lon& ae 1t wea relt b7 tbo l roel4eot that I could be uaetul hero. but I teal that I would like to be aaalsne4 .oaewbera Wbere I ooul4 M•• 11.7 tD.U,r wlt.b ee and: I could enJoy a 11\.tle bo:::te llte wltb •J wlte and cbtldren abou~ ae. • cannot do that hera, and cannot now roreaee a t1ae ln the n.. r future when that aay be possible. 1 ha•e hea1tate4 to eay tb1a to anyone ror 1 would be ••ry hea1~en t about 4o1ng an~hing t hat alght be 1nterprete4 •• lndloat1D& a ohance or pOlicy bere, but Why not naae ~ lllya t eok Aabaaaador bare, he oan bave bia wite bore, h••Ln& no cblldren dependent upon hS.., end be at lee.at 111 4oar llr. Preo14tn t; I return heraw1th the letter to you rro~ Frank Gunther. Kiniater to Ruaanla, 4ate4 No•-- ber 5, 1940, with tt• eooloe~e. together with a euaseated reply ror lnoloeu.rea: Ln~er rr""' Franklin WOt1. Gunther or No·na ber S, 1940, witb ito .noloau.re. 'l'be Pree14ent_. The 1't'h1 t.e Bou.aa • _,_, ...... 1...... la.. s-•IWIJ 1: ...... IIIIM===WN' .. ,_ ...... F ..U• --~ st , .. ,_I was,,._ M .. __ . .... I ...... t - ...... _ - ...... , ...... 1 n.&w ...... - ...... 11w .. , ..." .. ,_ ... lliiiiail~ili~Ia&=· ...... ''· -a l'a a n•te ... a 121r, D I •Wlo 's••· xo. 12. Buchareat, Jrov•b•r 6 , 1940. Dot.T Ill'. PNol4onta I • encloal .n& berewl th a cop,. or a l a tt-er to &u.uo~ ~bodJ~nt the aubatanoe ot a converaa tlon wb1oh I b64 rocontl7 • 1 th tho q,.. ..,. llothor Belen . Howe ver, JOU will probablJ n.vor bave tao to ro a I e .-p~t to be kept W17 tc:..orro- a.na•erina cong:ratu .la ~Jona t'r011 all over th1e OO\Ult-rJ. •• J W1 th h1G)le at .regard and tervent wteb•• tor JOur pe raonal boal Ul anc1 a trenath, believe me , dear Mr. Preatteot, Youra molt reapecttullr, Tb4 Prea1dent, 'l'ho Wb1 to HCNOO • • kiaharte'-, Oot.o~r JO , 19-40 . :.&.1l :un..-:&., "'..-!te a.DCS: ••:• lndt~ to to• •1Lb Lt'A ~••n Mot.:~~~. Uc.lt.n .,r •· • • :aca.1a. \t • .c.r ...od 1n pltntr or llao troa • oa.. , ••. r • ...... :. v4.m •••1nc-.. ~n l'al An!one~::-u a.n.! o ot c~~ lA 1.lA ~ a ot • eu..,...:.:a:. .WJDral ,_ on o. •• •aart,re• &Dd at'l'"! 'lll'e4 rortr m.:.r.'-'t•• 1 u . 11.1 ._uu•.n o~ . .ot ,...,., a r~ f"' or h1U111t1flr.i l:r.&l blaatd obatr~attona . • hL'wt •n.nn t.•r aloct e.bl an4 l ' 1lat r ••r• tlrla 1r• hO .. •~.en UtOJ u t t4 tJ oo.:AJ t.o 0\lr h:J\IIo . .!!:l!.s.!: !l!!.. al.o t.ol4 td Ui.a. L U1era •*-• •n •c..rCe.OGht ce •ttr tb. t.r~na ~~ l'- : a Ua.na, c:o- 1n 1Cent •lth U.a coll a~•• ~r UA h·o ch kl , , u...t o.t.e : ~~&DI 1L~~4 oeeu;y tora1c•, J~t l an~ · ~•t blt ot Pla.nC't w~ch llnka up •1 :.h .e..-: t..:.•r laf" •, aanln..,_, ! 1\1,~1 , !~ ...a .-av;OlO, u• •": • ru.lT ..-lt n l earr, out l t a promJ.eo, a a •• anw, 01 Lht reaaaa U.\ lt • •• not !n a .., a1 ua::u Lo ~o ao. ;.J.~ttn Jliot.hlr o !J .. arrvac1 Uuot tt.ua load "-•n 1U1 ta a ro• etteN l t.h11 wl th lht tr 1&1\1! . fiOtreVtt" ., prel \.1. b l )", 1 o\l knew or thle . !t4 &lao co....,.,nled on lh •tnjucttcl '"U I Mia" or u.o r etch on .t S l &n., wh1eh, a.l.o J a ld, ad •t ll1he4 no a111 .. tarr object! ••• but. b•d ••t. &"'aJ.t.at """-land •U tbo•• and n.. IIGno•able au.v:r ellta, t:necr -•c-rCltaT}' or 6 'te-, laah.l.n tor.. -- &l".d U•7 •• • le.,ton-wbo u.p to that U• b.ld bean boiU'l """ ooul !or Ln 11114 . She o&1d l hat t horo ho cl '•en • pr1or coolin• orr 41uo to the •abo..tnable treat •n~ · Jt' the I aUan.e who ••r• pt.tt out. or tn.. land, 01Uti: lr.to d e &ila ot undreaal"' tn none- t.OO- J"rlvate roo.. at. Lhe po~t or ••bGrkatt n, aa1aln •o •~ or ~ ba~ a ' • not all ow1n-. t~ to open • • •n a port. bola on Uw boat, tak.1.n.., th- to l !a l J, eto., ale . !ibl a a16 that thla • •• ao unl.11ca lbe I!r-ltlah that poopole coul4 hard.lJ ~u ••• 1 t. 1 tba l U;.a •'bollbtn.., or "aneva "' • • • bec.eaae tM ~1U ab pllot.a we r e lo.atructed to boab .a noa and ••ro ao lQ\Ora.nt Ulat tbl7 al.a.edl up thl t•o and that. a aubaequ_ant. bcawt n. or onoa reault.M'! only tn the h1 LU1'\j;; or non~ U tary ob jaeu vaa, 1n olud1 ~ lepplnodell & qbaradaaca•a racbt.J that one ot U\.e pllota who cam. down ••• 1ntorv1awH e.nd eaJ.d, • \)h, ••• that t'anoat tut. •• thO\l:)'IL 1 t. • •• Spe&t a• , t.ha naval J&l"d. •bA.t WU Yery 1nt eraa Un. • • • h«r 00 -Ant r e~•rc:J. q t.t.a IA.I&.e or Aoe t.a, • bOa 1 knew Je&rl &.0 t n It ~ wt.n hi • • • We& delle Pu,..l t•• wl\0 a bl all14 ••• & ....rwtl ou• oa,;t-•r and o traiAt)ot on4 b&cl pr•par.CS all plano r .... UA African c~v> down lO tho loot ... ta.l.l- 10'1 probabl y k.now or b.la c.ood work tn Lr1 trta- but. ••• betn kept entirely l n lht ba o~ound due to Muaaollni •a J•alouoy or oo pr00llo1n.. o molll>or or the h oyal haUy. !llfO aald lht.l c r at&lant • .,, not. web Ult lr.nd t.b. t tMro • •• •••n a .._ ooc1 de&l. or ••1lt4 je&lCNIJ' rt._.lr'dtn... hl.a. Sbo waa tart r• ~ •rcU..nu t.lnat on Cbw-@111. 'lou e-an ~1nt lL.&t ah• waa nol over ton4 ot h1ll even tretort lh1a t.hla war due to recoll•oUon.a or bla att1 t1.ada re u •!no her 1t.tbtd> and tothtr, ••~olallJ the latter . a... r•- turM :o Ut.ta •flo ollll o. b.u t.a•tn. ML •t"t.oa at .Ur.:;ar •• Lor4 Uo,r4o ln ~l.Jind when llnoloo w.:.lml7 at.! ... to bert •rr1~• h\1.1 or Yu.c..oalav!. a 11 a &.ra.ltor. 1A ••• a4uc:•c.ed 1n lnl.l-t.nd aJW la a.nU- lr1 u lb. • Sbll cu.rned on hla t.nd b•d• t.1.8 ra.ae.ber that · ~4)1 •• all lovo f.n.(:Jantl, UOCJra ••T• otb4r ctu Uea and reapona1- bll ltloo th6n boln& pro- rltlah,* aopeol&l l 7 ln bor part. ,r U.o worlo •""r• aaoh countrr ~.~Ad l t a o• lnt.ereata to data.n4. ~~ h peraona.ll7 m &dalt'~r or Chlrchlll, I h..s prn: ouol7 loa1 obaarYI.n(; t.nat !t. 1rrttat.K • to ••• how •tnat.on • • • ob•lou.alJ onjo,.tn._ oooh almato or tbo war and ohowln,. 1t and raau.rkin,... th•t poraooall7 ! b aLe4 •ar •• nath11\o wu a1no4 tberot'ro and onl7 onll'bl knew h1..ll .. u • l'An 11\ )'p'" and r•.ort.cl fro. thl_,.. m.t be •u alrontlJ •.nU- A::w!lr1.can and. Lhlt lt w'"-&ld be untortun•t.e ware t A to be n.a:"Md Oovarnor cntral or Canada, aa waa thon aootod. Llo7d trte4 to CNUMrt tho ~l'J)tlano ond In ll10 ond , ot outot>Ulod h1 oolf. J •• l.1.ll l.aat. wb.a be ••• out hera 'n Lhe •arl7 ~; a7e or the • ..,. and Lol4 h1a thot p«ra-ur I did nH thl~ U..t e l ther 1n land or rr an co woo pup .r to r!(J>t ao PQ"'ert\1.1 an .,_, •• en.&n7 an~ that the7 :..4 better :ak• peaot on ~·DOral)lt teraa. lt tbe7 oavld. IUlll t). •• Oer.ev her head r.o tho ~•t and u-o-•elv•• U. to proper• tor evant .al1Uo•· "' ean Holan •&ld u,at, ' • t..ha t. aU• ••• b.ta on hla ••J btue tJ..uoou )l "" al7 and •tAD lwl l*l b7 her ro~dln UA .,.l..toh t'l•no too to ?"ola.nJ and J. ,. f:t\..l•n~1 t.&d. don. nothin.c bu l aond ,. an oL en ral t • l h 'XM •• '1, OI:UI •J• &M. one 1 •~·, Llo,d , tl.e little Cola~n . C.o?\ln t!IOd u·.. 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"'\:tfn l.~len ••p:roeaetd aurprlaa U~t we •ere 10 •ori.:eC. U:' o-. ..r GI'IUOnJ and !ncre4ul!t7 that erDIU1J abaul4 •••r attack ue. : Cl~lalnt d U.. •l tuatlQr. ln det.all, t.bo &Jrplano Or![1V, &I ptr UA Pr•aldenL'I l p4tleh, t t. •• 01 other• oc. 011r c.w.un.nl ••,.. the real obJectlvaa vta ~l end , olaa wh7 ahou14 tho tr~• ba•• -- have opent wob huL• 1\I.U "'bor1n,. troa wl Lhln" In all A:l•rloan 1!- ad.. , that the raal obJaou ... ••• Lebanoraum 1.n llouth A::lorlca and a b&ndlt'o cla.and or .,old trOll \II •at tt.e pol.nt ot the OL!rplane". St.. bad obv1o,..l7 never hurd the ..,..,.lean point or view oapowodod betoro. • • a poke or the ol4 da7o • h., 1 wao Cb.t.r &.' d 1At't a1rao eo .,ch In ftC);:M) attor tho odvont or lll&uol1n1 and tho eacallont rolnlono I &lwa1 • had with h1a d= ln.. tho t 1 rat two 7'"'' or .1a ten\11'&, hlo aqua,.• doalln_ with tbo American ~obloaa I praoontod to hla, f.nC1 tba faCt thAt Mch J•&r we lt1ll e&Gi.Anc.e -lllc,.el &t • .~oh obi ..d •• race . Sbo tol d me or W7rOD IJlor•o 1lln 11 and oubuquent reco••rr and the do•aUo or 1 hlo wlte o CU'a a t1c o!ub acrou lbl At.lant1c and tt.. dub to ho"" w1 th the llil't:Oon who ..vod hla. !'!\lob ot the t.l>ovo 1o b'1Ylal, I know, but Jllot u...... 10- or 1l ..., bo 0 j710t to tho alll". 11 tb • ..,.. peraonal r•~•r( a , bl lleve .._, YO\IJ'a aoot al.nceralJ, DIPAIINDIT M STATr ~if\ \ THE SECRETARYV ~ Dec ember 26, 1940 , .. !IE!.:ORANDUl! FOil TilE PRESIDENT 1 believe ~ 1 at TOU will be int oreated i n glanci ng throUSh the at tached doapatch fro:n Bruaaela of November thirteenth reporting distur bancea on Armistice Day doapl to Oennan military dictates, ' / .. • sca~~n .,...... ••1cC•, ...... ,. l • lt4t) ...... '" I '•"• .....,..n '-~ r•..r'- ...._, hrph• t\r-ttt ,,....,.. 'W UM •- •llt.\N"r ...\vrhJu t.a ••tti• '"""• ..,.• ..., ..,_,...... •--nn.IIMe la _,...,.._._ •t AnhU•• q la ...... eft \II &a., .... ,...... , .. b ....s .... 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