Tn.fe.,..~o"e.-nmcr•~--1 C"""'""'' tt,c lr>. l'11•'4•c...l /(cf... ~u£ CD.,. \ .'' na 19119 ( , FOReiGN OFFICE, S.W. l . Febr uary, 1 939. Private and 8t oUdoUtlal; lOth Dear Mr . Myron Taylor, , he has to As Lord Winterton explained to you to-day, and in his leave town early i n the afternoon , for your confidential absence he has asked me to send you of the view which i nformation, the enclosed st atement progr amme drawn up he would propose to express on the t. between Mr . Rublee and Herr Wohlta that although, --- Lord Winterton has asked me to say himself to vary the as he explained, he could not bind be very glad to receive terms of this memorandum, he would , of course, be ready your observations on it, and would wish to make . to consi der any suggestions you might y~ ~~~/ W C .rf) I I( I +. . t 1\ ~·.:t The Ron . Myron C. Taylor. Mtlpltn4ue. 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Yi_o_N- rA y [. oR. c LAR_w _E"_"H_ii r·-E-L _L_o.J_N_n_o ;- :--- 1 l PR ACTi CALL Y NO IM PROVE MENT MED ICAL I NTERD I CTI ON TO LEAV E BED STOP ABS OL UTELY SORR Y AM HEARTILY WITH YOU IN YOUR WOR K HO MMAG ES KI ND REG ARD S = COULON = = l Telegrams fo r all i countries In the world and radio· , telegrams for sh ips ;;pt~~ :~·:~~·~os::i 1 Tel~aph Offices or 1 may be telephoned to d Post Office. For free ,.....tldon of 4owbcf~tl -rd• tei•PM"" NATK>NAL llll. If. c-'e1flt1t _... N (I~W~ IOUOil'.-._ IL!W ...... W.A: • • [A. II-,_, - Dinner Given a t Clarida• ' • , Lond on b7 THE HONOURABLE KT ROH TAYLOR to the L'V UN INTBRGOVERNM!!ITAL COMMITTBE FOR KBPUC!ES 13th Februtry 19)9 A4~•• , "r · •alter Ari es, Senor Or . Don Rodolto Garcia Attlee, Rt. Bon. C. R. 1 M. P. Baker, fbe Ron . Philip Noel , M. P. Brooks, Mr . H. £ , Buttera•ortb, Mr . Walton C~•bon, Mon•ieur Roser, c.v.o. Car!ae1 Senor Don Tiburoio Cecil, Rt. Hon . Viscount Chapin, Mr . 9 . Clark, Colonel Ralph Colban, Mon•tour Erik Andrea& Cooper, Mr . £ . N. , o.s .z. Corbin, H. x. NonGieur Cborlea, o.c.v.o. Cote!n , ~ r. de Bueta•anto, Senor C••hr Montero Detly, Mon sieur Leon De Foy, KonJ1eur De Uattoa , Jonkheer t . Teixeira De Negri, Senor Gust•vo Ludera De Wa tteville-Berckboi• , Baron Frar.ch Duncannon, Rt. Hon . Viscoun t S•eraon, Slr Herbert Espinosa , Senor Roge11o Ficueroe, Senor Prancle co A. Hier-Daviee , C&ptoln n.u. Hoare, Rt . Hon . Sir Samuel, Bt. , G. C. S. I . , C.B . E. tgleelaa, Senor Ma nuel River• J ohneon, Mr . Herschel Kill•aoo, Mr . o. c. Le Breton, H. £. Senor To• aa A. E.Lnder, llr. Lobo, Senor He l lo ~a k i ns, Mr . Rocer Malcola, Maj . Gen . Sir Neill, r. .c. e. Moo ick, Monoteur B•aanuel Nunan, Mr . S•an Ocana , Senor Bl1&1o Pel l , Mr . Rob•rt Penaranda , Sonor Juan Pbyta, Mon 11eur BJori n Gustav Planohart, Senor Julio Plyaou\ ~ , at. Roa . !arl or Pouaa~\e, loat1aur $Yah Harald Pui&-1roa•aeaa, S•aor Alberto l ei1l7 1 lr. D. P . Aoaa, Slr Fredertok Le i~h Rot\boll, •onaleur ChrSaLlan a~blee, Bon. Georc e SalLer, Sir Ar~hur, X.C . B. Scbne14er, •onataur J . Schoenfeld , Mr. a.! . Sbuckburch, Sir lobn 1 ., X. O.M.G. , C. 8 . SinclaSr, R~ . Hon . Sir Arohlb•ld , 8~ . , M.P. Sol~r , Senor Ga briel Suarta Taylor, The Han . ~.yron Vldela, Senor Huaber~o Vieira, Stnor Kilton Ce1ar de Wa&ualin Von Har\aanadortt, lon1ieur A l aley, Mr . S. D. Winterton, at. Hoa. !arl, M.P. Zalduablde , Senor Pallaras I ' Tr easury Chambers, s. w. 1. 15th Febr uary , 1939. Dear Mr . Taylor, I write to confirm that Lord Halifax will be pleased to see you to-mor row ufternoon (Thursday) at 3 p. m. at t he Foreign Office . Yours sincerely, The Bon. Myron Taylor Clar idge ' s Hotel, Brook Str eet, W. l. - I I I T ilf. f E ::r I'll::!. C !li C~t>O Feby 16 1 9!19 of tho recent Q ~ oting ~onEioer Refucee tevelo,~ents- -The pnl~ti1l scttin~ of tne Int ~ rn~ti~n~l in P1ri~ ,t w~ich G~orJe Ru bl ec, Ao ~r ic~n dir~ctor offic i ~l£ ral~tiv~ e Buro~u , reported o n •lis n ~coti ftt iono wi th Nazi Refu~e right: Ur . Rubl6o Uyro n C. to the re~ov ~l of Jews fron Germany . L eft to 1 el~ of 3nd Lora tinterton , v i ce-ch~irQan 'nd ch~irQan , rerpectiv T~ylor Uinist• r Geor5e Bonnet , the inter~overn Q ent~l r efuloe booy; Fre nch forei1n ; 1 . Hlio Lobo , presiLod ; ~ . Cnrac~ no , A r ~ent i ne Ambussador to France wbo r e nch diplom,t." Br11zili '\n Am hassaaor to rr !1 nce; 'lnd Henri Der,;nt,;er , nottJd F (o E ' -,1,'' , or, .• ·· . ' - ..-\0 ~~- ' ' . .. •• ~- .,,. .. , : ... . . - . . rr~~ .£ lt:~ ~ 9-!Ht /Y.j~ Cot11ider Refugee Developtl'lenh-lho Ot~lo l tol ICII•ng cf the recent meot.nq irt p.,;, ~~ ...,.~,,,., Gorqt~ R"'blee Amerie~u'l d+ntc.lot of th" Inter, otoo,.ol Refuqee Bureau. report~td " 1-i~ neqol~ttl•ons .... th Not• official\ relotivcr to the remo~ol l)f Jew\ from GcrMGfly left to ,;~ht Mr. R\.lblee M 11,fC!" C. Tcsylor ond Lord W,nterton .. ,ce·d•., r!'l'l.o" ond h.:wmon 101pee. t.velv f rh• •ntergO-;erllmt"n'AI refuqe .. bodv: F•el'1c:h Fcroiqn. M•flitotfH G.,orq7 8oMet wh.o pro1•dod M_ Coroe6no. Arqot~hM Ambohodor to Frol'lce M Hl.o Lobo, 8roi:I•an Ambon~ct much for yo•_tr letter, a na also for Tna.nlt you so to t hank the oook Vlhich you sent ~e , and which I forgot "OU for oefore . I mise you I can truthfully nnd nonest ly say tfu~t t nd Geor ge Rublee very much indeed. , an account I propose to send you, from tiLe t o t i~e Committee . One or the ~regress of t ne ~ork of the of r ed since you left , two irrit~;.ting " hold- ups" have occur but we are trying to get tnem ri~h t . of One ooncrrns further t a lks with r epresentatives the investigation of a Settlement t ne Reich, and the other s a. northern Rhodes i a, but I think thu.t t nis i Scheme in i ng else. CGs e mo re of misunderstanding tnan of anyth Your s sincerely, .. Cyron Tuylor Esq ., LL B dit•, Via Boooaocio lln, Florence. 7 I , CENTRAL BUILDINGS, Ma. OF:OROR RU IIUUt. WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W. I , Februury 25th l9J3 . i..yron C . Taylor ~sq . , Villa Sohifa;.eia, 115, ViL Boccacc1o , Florence . Italy. ;)ear . r . Taylor, I enclose o. copy of e letter \'thi cn I am ma ilinr, todey to r ierre.... ont •:offat at the Stat_ Department . I h ave arran ·ed vti th him to !lend a letter each \leek ooverine the develo~ents o!' the 1:ee1: . I stall send you a copy ot ever:; letter so ti1at you .. ill . -BJ:l abreast of our ectivi ti~:~s and supplement it wit\ o nersono.l word to you. r . Rublee c;ot off in, I o.m convinr·od , a t.ep:py frarre or ind, I thinl' he .. e.s ver:; ouch relieved to be able to lo.J cio11r. this burden in such favourable cirour.stances , and he sooke very l'tE.rCllJ of your cree t courtes;r to him in the last dey!l . Joe Cotton is sailin~ today . r•• r . ,/erburg off ered him a very good job in c nnec tion ~ith the proposed private oor:porttion, and ba !.as taken it unc;.er consideration. l!y impression, however, is that be \'fill not come back althourh I an sure that he would be very useful und rto1..ld do a c;ood job. Sir Uerbert und I have canvassed the field very tho~ou ghly , and I am suro t t.&t Tte are going to get along spla ndi dly. J!e has r.one for a tour of insrec tion on t he continent a ni will be back son.etime next week . I an sure tl.at you realise how GTBl \ I - 2 - v 1o you eccoaplia~ed c1urln'"' ~our t ftl" ne: 1o toko a good t'Oat. en,l rorrot about \loe 'l"'roblorlQ here . 1 u oort.oin t.l.e.t. evor:;;t. •lnr lo nou cck on 1,h0 t.reo!. and ll tt u,o1•e \'Jlll bo retll ouooeoe. 11)0110 rrooont. ny ras~cts to re . Ta.ylor ond r.o..;; t.het. 'rhe o l~ aon11tJ .or love . "'OVOt.~dl, 1 loy P 1orropon~ Wotrot Eoq. , O.p~rt 11nt or o ~ete, aahln.,t ar. , >. C. . Dea.r 'lanepont., C.n.erallT thla weak boa been ft.lveo Oftr to rea4JuaUn.g \ be ofC10e to l ha llDW re~~ ~ 1 ~4 , 1 ~ Fl od t o I&J , •a tre orr &.o a ha ~Y atart. A prlnte rooca hub.. aat alda here ror .,Jr rbart, wbo wlll oocury lt, t'\lll \laa, t...,. d.aya • oek. -~• otber d~J •, 1 ehall ba•• a ·~ ln oontara o• Y1\h his at the at:"\11 bur.. t.o . '-nee a W'Mk , ... a'.all haft a MUn«; w.l tb Lord ~ln \a rton a tbo 7Te••Ul7· In thia 7 , eur nr•oua efforta rill be ooor41natM. rho aepar tlo. bat••• ttw two orf:ll!n1M Uo1~ •111, otharwi e , be abeoluta. .lr nerbert L • ..acla 1 t olaar tl•t. tho ~•••r• or hie t..a.rue atart will not haYa aooaaa to our t 1lea and Ylca Ylrea1 t.hat, ln alD. t, l\e la ttA oint ot unlon an4 the oblet axecu.cl•• and hie r1 "tlt han4 wUl ot:lt a:no• •• •Jo:a or whet hla lett Jv.~od la 4o1:Lf: •• 'he :ay •l11t.. ...'h!a aounl1a ee'f'ore, bu\. l tbinlt th•~ 1\. le Ju t aa ••11 tba~ tho ruha ol.oul4 bo lo1d 4own r1&14lt ot the OUU¥ ~ . In ao\\.1&1 l~l'oo\1o e l • certain tta.t 1 oan c,e\ al.Oill with I uhl.r.AJ n end l')unoenuon an4 t.t~t thoro will ba ••rtao\ ooor rlli ~lon • .. hila 011 the ou.bJaot or peraonna .i , 1 h ave baar4 rroa :;owl r1ald who 1a pl &Ml nf' t o epo&n4 oa:u w•k ltt. n a . l.o a,pver.ra t o be 1 •\ r •at..td ln the Job, but. tba L&Cl&\1& wlll no\ ntl. t.aa b1a u.n\.11 abou t &/ lat. I u aura t.t.. at, wl\b t&I"Y\"'TU'i aaalat.a oa, I oa. ·at al.on · un'U the.:1 . .hot I ow4 now 11 .-aaon.a t u 'boo) \l,l l.ra. t.et.toe l n ben4lln the a\ ... a ot oal-la a w'ho our l n h••• •••rt 4•7. 'l'he7 \.O.ka all ona ..a •a Uaa ed au lit ba ban\llad wl t b taot . It la a raa.l Job. Tbro ~ ut. thla • \ha C•r. a • bo'Y" b a a bUlyahallyl n& •• t.o how \b•• tut... re con eot. 1d. t b tba:: a~oo~o~ 1 4 lH ..a1n.\a1atd. Tou wlll reo•ll tb.at. th&J aa1d tlr at ot &11 \be\. tbe oout.aot oboul4 l>a • o1Mo1 no~ tt.ro\lil)l ol.bllba"" 1D Lon4ou . Tbo n •lley N14 \t'.at D• r~l'lllllll would •• •• aM reoalve r . Rubl•'• - 2 - 11\.ter. l w lte:l all Clay on ~u: t or a word f r Ut \11• c.ud even on\ ao t' r t.• \o et.t.0;; t t.o \r· o Bert~me.nta dot n - w1U.aut r.::.ault ...... t.er 1n the weeki 1 HIA lnton:.K t.l.a ~ nor o cmn did not. r.l!'!h to b ec~o n..-olved ln Uw .Totrl.eh u "'•lon und tl t. jift t. cuna· '1\htDCO bo l; d 4"oll.nott t.o aoo mo , rt-J Uurl1n I d b 011 conoulte4 once n l tn,"""'lho 1• t.1 t wor4 • \ht; t 1 rthould .-rlto n r oonol l etter to Ohl hu t , who t10Ul~ bo buo• tro Jot1 nlnoot 1n od1r\. l y , riQu atlnr on a~1 i nt"o nt hn~ lli:fln tl at 1 wlob to dellv.,r r • . h1bl • ' • .,rtiOI al lett. 1· '"' d a t· oorl' l n oro.l ozr lt t.1 01 • · n11:1 our. oaLcd t ll.e.t t.Ll• lot. 1 tr ohruL r 110h hir tlrou • re"ttra 1 e rUn • •.J.l th:o J ue bet d;.~ e , , nd 1 t1 1\0'If a~r n.t t. 1n • a wnrd about. t ho D'f t nt. 0 t . 1 \18&. i n all ( T !..N-'8 BUj Lt"t. thl CtJroaflt. l111 v o not beon l:ol 1"' t!At.r o eo b:t thin IJtt.od or oolln to! t.r CD t.nt\ tbl: re la OYid.OCCO &t U Fn"' 1 ft"lOO herO or 41o\t o•.. lrrlt.t L1oe . In r::t o~tnl , t.ol.ovor , t ..ro 1• a atlol.te od.Yk 'Lei 1 - alrn·lnl· t a t a\. w.l\ ohlt t , w:o, 1 1t.to , la to Ot::C"oo4 rlnok. fl!:11 • • U t ponuat!., i oxoc~t~Ye Lt • te 1rtecbaft~1nlet ~ rl ua . on tbo r.ett lo.: nt o1de 1 ~1r or ort • 4 ~ eat do•n ou o o to tor i:1 le ,. l.a. or Clft"~" &l • 3-eurln ln J'\lnd tl.o Oerr..an •1l4n, vU 1 • a;-.ectrlot:.'tlon tl.ot l! ,uto "' o r ..aa nhould bo ""! 1 4 t- r1o4 or tro-. th.re t.o r1 • ye..ra, e be ... o ocra to tho toUow1n 1 ortll conolua 0 111 • - 1 . J.t 1D ol o..r th t the probla can.lot bo '' !Jn1ul1 ~.- a Q( ntl \ tO t.ho OVOU\J~tlcn ot 1.~ 1 ,(,Q r.ereona t r am Cor •riY -. · t ll l n 4, nx1nun porlod. ot rlvo yu, r a , alnot ot.b1r d.tllllllSa ou ovnllablt O\itl ta Bl'l oor t.ai•• t J 1 rlt auel &.bore 11 llt.l.l• Hkoll hOO•l t.h t. U1o pro• ont outflow or aot'U ~01 ot u-1.1 o t nt'l n nM u u" rill be d!.aconth\u d ; E. 1""~ • Ulf'Totlon l liwe Bl\d praotlcea ot aoat cowu.doa ot •otU ont •111 not e:ndt \.18 to o .rr;J u1 t. • ayato ot atrloL nel otton, bit ~~ lt a be o rl 1 t.o ~ ~ • eome pro e:"a l n tt le dl ·ect1on., c.o t~bl:t 1 t.t. or ~· tra.lla &r.d Gl etl .;: 0: . f ore en OJ"' • rl... act....-:e ot e.J r•tlo can 'be 4 wu u , ! \ w1 1 tte neoea tt.r: c.o baY• on • rox.lar. ta e atla'at.e ot bowo ~r u.e a,oclel er. teroon o!' .,. :-e ea:r ra t• repreHrrt.ed. ln U • total Cll1 74tlon !'ron Ger. lln.7 4urln& l93C; L - :J - 4 . Aooor41ngl.J, the tollowloa. thne caueatlona abould be ad4retaed to all Co•aruma ,~a ot oountrl ea or aet\l~a ftt: • (uj l.ow · a ny Ylaaa 'ere ,-,ra tad tor Uae 1111 .-ret. ion ot peraona or all oat.aeorloa rr ' C.Ma ey ln the period JAnuary 1 \ o ~cd~b er ~1 , 1030; (b) I!OW Nny ot th f'" l vlaea •ora 1•aut4 to "'J&wa~ aa datln d l n tho Cor=.:.o "' oon!t.Jant (o) ow eny viaaa, cranted to Jawa ! wore ror (11 ••lea between the &Pea or 1 en4 4D . 11) tor •• n~la te.. alee bet.ween tbe a ea ot 1& and 4& . Thia l"'•}uaat tor .:.n.torma tlon wu olroulatac1 to the ~b&a11 1a or LeeDtlona ot tbe aettloaan\ oountrloa , a leo to t b.a .t.uatraUan lllcb .:OI!ID1oa1on ao.4 ~o the l'alut1M Agenoy , yooter4AIJ', H Io Wl4orotoo4 t bot I ohoul4 ~ rln& tbo tbroo ~~eat lone to your att ent.lon, tor auob aotlon aa t he ~~r~n t. aar •lab t o tate. cr couraa, what • • want la •• auoh l.nton:ao.Uon. alone tbeoe linea •• rou ou l e t ua h&Ye •• 110011 u pooolblo. rorturfl baa aleo been bar4 ti'Ocl t bla weak, tt.t la, 1n41. oo The only other 4 YllDJCI"It. ot eor aot duri n the at weak la u.n,le untr.aa in oonnactlon wUt: the d• n4 ot c ....nde:r ~4 ".An about wboo I wrote J'OU aoae ::on the a t o be relabura• tor alia~ ~naae in Berl.ln 1a oon: eotlon with !'de a ttorta \o brln£ tbo C~l~ t.ae and t he ~• ~ a author lttae tnto oont1 ot. ou will reo aU U;.0t r . HUbl .. Y~ 1 Ute tbo Dbtli 0.11ll a ra.Yeree \O h.D:v 1u • 1:. • I tb h1.n, 1 1\. o I \1 a u t.o \:.a {-:at l)"' tho 1 o curt c 00 b, 1 ott.or ' • Oftloo1 t. 1. ho .. a \l otul lnt. 1 O.al T1 c.I1S '"..1.ot. o ol.o lll Ill Uh 1~ . t 11r ulo; '- o t. t htt ... 1 01 d.oln 1.1 111 I'Vl o t.o ... 1r o ,..... rJoLtl 1 ·1 p : Un CutJ Au to r . ,\.lbloa, t.l1r t he know sbaoll.d oly n t.hlu ubO\It. -h>di ou ftnd \ lf.lt ha 1 la hlo b"'o;. .... a or 1h .L.ol l.t.or. .1h1.ud.uu•o offi\O duol1 ovon t.O l•GG.l" Ol' ;odJ,;..u. en t.loOJ Ill J· U l OUdlJ in OuJlll t. het. 1t. ls tt. .ut.~oer exoluulvoly tor whD t tliO:/ dcac lb.. u• thu oxoouU.vo,. or t.bo coo-.: .it too ( ounln co bCicu.uao ... lr orbL•rt .oraon rotueea to hav .st ytt.ln t.o do vi t. t~ Lbo .. U.trrJ . lhoy c~o.ll'·o t. 1r.y, but. not \11te , th t. ~ubloo oJo u w rt ln r uolvl .,,bo1 nd. t. .et lt. to u t.o o \n Cit t.t... \..o. U1.oo out or •t. hole ln ~11o· it plr eoJ bt r . 1u"l.eu. I hove bro•1d. ehould«)ra dn!l a.. ,c.rrvo t.l.., ll•ln. t.o a1.ra1 hton Lhr. r out • Cg. , hU ~ hf.VO ol 1" t;ult.e pl ain ~ "~all , Cl 1.0 rorel·· \o t tlco, t. Q\ :"! ICO ' ' .n la. Dr1 tlab au,Joo\ to wh.::n oo wor!1 l :ttroduce4 ln a DrlUah Oo• .,.,,01 t ottloo, wltt.. a roqu a'. t t. 1rc ebOw.Q. Gl. !.U'. b1n. lt. e olt'... a o\r.on~ • ' t. '!1 abo\11" not \f.:.et 'to o e> 10 "' r \ or ttA ,.. ato"td~U1~7 · "he u-al:. t 1• \bl.t. .. U hu ., l.W4 a e\ln. for ondU' at Le • ro~ tt1ca w~.e3 olor -.4 ( l"tertof! ' e a11:.a·L \ 1 cu~d I slll b rou t. .t:.o 9tt ro tt re or !.bo r t ll t t ~ r~4r.•n thro t n to in tbt!' ;xrro•f!; ~ wt.lc hr. a 1d do ;: a • all rw oa a o o.. .o ~a :.1• eo • .a deLl" n 1 tl U • · r- na bo t ror c.1l t .otMt pc raon who would llko to conw r c t:.cre • Yo ttvor, 10· ort • . J'Oll. v:ct:t- lrool. r . ua uaa • / Treasury, London, S. W. 1. 2nd March 1939. J 'rv ..J(....,.. J'ry1 .... . l.iany thanks f or your last letter. You 11ill be glad to know, if you have not already heard the news from other s ources, that Pell is going to Berlin today in order to hand Rublee 's letter to Wohltat tomorr ow. The other difficulty, to which I referred ( in my letter , is alr eady in process of oeing resolved, and I hope that the mission of i nvest igat i on into the possibilities of settlement in f> orthern Rhcx!esia v;ill be able to sail at an early date. Inspired by your example, which I can truly assure you bas been a great example to me , I have been exceedingly active since you left in seeing all sor ts of people in connexion with our movement, including some of ~ principal colleagues in the Government; The Hon. Myron Taylor, while Hot~l de Paris, !onte Car lo. / 2. while notJU.ng can replace the value of your presence here, I have felt under an honourable obligation not to let the fact of your absence reduce in acy r espect the urge and pressure to get things moving. We had a useful session of the "1922 C001111ittee•, a body the nature of which I explained to you when you were here last week, when Emerson, Pell and I l!lllde speeches; there were a nuober o.f questions afterwards, and I feel sure that the meeting di d good. I am speaking at a meet ing in t he cou.1try on ltarch 8th, but shall be in London on the 9th; I shall be at a cocn:nittee in the morning and may have questions i n the aft ernoon, so if you wanted to r ing =e up I wonder if you would do so at acy time bet ween 8 and ~ .... 10.30 ...... at II\)' house (Victoria 82?8). I hope you wont mind my making t his suggestion; I would widen the time when I shall be available, but i t i s diff icult to be sure where I should be at aey o ther time of the dll)l , as it happens to be rather a full day for oe in various ways . - . . 3. !dy wife j oins me in sendill!! our kindest regards to your wife . • • INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE. t, OIHT~,I.. .UILCMN~ - IIU..UT • .• .ul • .iON wa.aTMlNITOt. --· C£"-l t all oc..u U)f!IOC)N...... lie rob 7, 1OM Denr a.=r . Taylor: I eno1oeo a copy or a contidonti al =•orandun or =Y oonver.. tl on wHh \\'obUbat in Berlln. t think that it gives you tho tul l picture. lly 1mpraea1on 1a tbet Goering wiobea to go ahood with hie program, but desires ammunition with oh1oh to Justify b1a oot1v1t1eo to Hitler. Thla acmunlt1on in the tlrat instance le to toke the rorm or the meoorandum on s ettlement proJects -ntob I am to take beet to Berlin in a rortn1gbt ' a ti~e . Goerins' • other preoooupetlon ia that the t1nano1ng ...oldnery on tho inside or Oemany and 0 :1 tbe outside eh811 oome into bei"i etloultoneoualy, that 1a, ( thet the prlYete corporation oo tb• outelde an4 the trust on th e inside or Oeraany eball be sot. u~ et. tbe aeae tiae. In studying t bo o1tuat1on it aeeca to me tbot the clue to the t1mlng liee with tha appointment or tha third or foreign trustee. Wben be boo been eppro•o4 by both e1deo, bla appoint ment can be bold orr until both corporation ond trust can be annouooo4 t o tho pub11o. It to my 1apreoa1on thet Woblthet 1a t n egren=ant with this way or prooeedlns. I hod o long conference tb1o mornins with Winter ton end !meraon. It wee agreed tbet I should dratt tho c eoorandWI and dlaouea lt with the Brltleh, Amor1cen and French GovormeDtl before eu'tmltt1Dg 1t. to the Oermana. I oo aettlD& t o work immediately on t~z!Jiry delicate took, end shall have ao.aetbing to show you 70u co~ to Lon don. I like EMerson lmmenaelJ end adalre hi& a greet dea ta ...._ t think that he la on exoellant choice tor our purpose and la a man of the blgboat lnt agrlty . It ie very good news t hot you ere planning t o come to London. end I ehall look torwerd to reviewing developments in detail with you. Pleooe pr eoont my reopocto to Mrs , Tay lor. Bon. llyron C. Taylor, Aaerlcau Eabeaa7, Perla. :J • QCILJtS !!!. '"'1r t or'Dor&. ereon. ~ ~be Vlc•- .lr•otor .;ub 'Ia\. COJ\VI.rOat.lon IIi t , r . ohl.tllr.&., Bo.rUn, M•roh J , 193t. 1. I kept \bo a p pol A~ en\ .blob ••• m.5a tor •• wl th r . .. ohl.tlat 'by tM J.:. erloan .!mbaea:r , a~ llbd o dbauaalon wl th hla w.hloh l aat d a '"'PI"' ~Liat. toly threo JlOura. I . Plral. or all l her c:d Co h.1ta th leU Jr wM oh r . l ltt.blee wtiO t.~t .orl 4 by he CJ li*'tl t-1\ t tloor• ot he lntr·v r nttll .;..nltteu to Jlt"Uf)f'ro . Jl1le lett.er ln.1 10(I, \ 04 tho lnt tttlona or tho Jn1.ereov1 rn: l .al. ,. t.o • pro, -rt. .e or aot. U-=toio \ CN r ~ r 1 vo r ro 1o4. ~· full \OXL W I &I tollo-a:- 4 vD r r. ohlt.h t: .1etorr as to cho oonY\.Jr t.lona wU!c:b 1 held t he hoDOlU' or boldlra llil rr . oteacht t.nd you.-aolr ln b El1D t r r .'a Ql.nry ll L.o . o!Jru.& 1 ra ~·orL o~ 1n tuJ.l r< ,.,nUnt •1 aortraraalilom l th vr. Sot.o.oht a nd 1oureolt to t.he COIIIIl ttao, whloh u e oompoae4 or Lt.o plonlpOton~ 1 cr 1o a or t he Unl\ d ~t uLO I or ~-0 loa, Lhe .lrtrOnt 1t1e !lopubllc, .l,_.a traltu , Bel,:Jj.u ! DoU vl6, the UnUid ..ln -dnm , Bro2.1l CaAt~~a. ChJ l e Col.Oil!ll> o, Cu'ba 0.11tlerk, t.ho 'lQ&ln.loen 1op ubitc:, ~o uado r , !ro 1 P'rnnoo 1 O\Lat erule1 l!al\11 l:on4UI"•I , ex:loo, NlOhrllgua, HotY6i 1 tho };ot.t.orl.Aa: nda, £>ow 1J J .;.oo. 1 lan.r.. • , .ragu.a,r J or\J, -t'lllodo , ·ruauat and Yorut%\lllr • :11o t t. or tbe oont14ent!Dlll.. or•rdl,lf,l { wb.lot. r a 1nol u4o4 ln t re ort., Wt D ~bo1. cU.t. 1b \ 'f.ll La. ro•r • t.tn or t o , r\.1 o1 tJ;\lo. t" v rn- ta. 1 ... ( t.~ VYM t~ t.c rr ..J.oo lel rotlon to 1!'1)1' r• -or t., or J ln }\flr t.lo 1 r to 11• .,..,or·"'~' whl oh you ar.ro~d eorr otly at.ot a \bl p- rar- wb o· •r ny1 ocU.un un.llo rollr wv 1\J ndo t. ..'ho .;011..-o~.H t01 b&vln \. en noi.o ot 1 r• o t., 1mtruoted ~:ov t.o l ntor )'0\.i cl.t u~e \,Oc.- 1\tH. •oUn lJ, e•~1-U1, t.t a baeD 1e \ol1h n11 w111. u 1 H .o bell t eaa vour to d.lvolo,p ops.-or~~U o w1tb1n t.h· no t. tlve 1• ro tor l'Cintl.f.:1on1. . Ltle· nt- or 1nvo1Wlt. ry Cl1 r u fr« , r • l•Hh.ln the llttlte or to b • aoo ,. c~;lo • oL tha 11 \)Dr Co• rrn n\. • •I na. C--.lttee alao took MG*l uue or U.. tnJtoL.. ro .atl ,. ot • rlv \e 1 ura Uoa&l oorpoa \loa Blab ~w.• •~""~'• • • e,to::~o ror nna.no1n.t «lf.;J'It.1om t~ er::.a01 u or -....1 , ta.lac 8\.Ch 0 .A 0\1 •U.h U·.a O.r- a • a v\ borl\laa 11 a1 ,..t be DM aa-. "1 tor tt.lo JIUJ"poo • 7o "7 &ret\ tlf1" t , 1 w o'bll t4 , ar r.onol ruaone, L~ ~ tl I (ron the O(flc• or lr Otu' O( I ~ ltt a •' \ le tlrsc~ . lr ISG tbOI L .o .... raon h"• bHH lnd L 4 ~0 llfYI &I lr ot.• , aQd r . 10b1rt .ell a a,~ ln ~ Vloo• lrlolor o U ;c. 11. 1, wl.toh a l ... alaa 1 t r •Dd l=ldOJ'!-.1 en\ txla1 " ~tt r..tl~ the Lett r , ... r L ti=••, P . •o~l tb e\ aet4 t.l'\ c. u. -o'• red C."l 1a to rur lela • aut1'tc1uc. 'beela to r cunvflr t l •Ol r:u th t t.he e1"o ro 'frht t.••· r octtne:tl took :tlaoe C. ~fl ttooa.• •1 .. 1'1,.1 t. • :lio~1 tl:aa • rf'• .,.. tlY•a. o:- t.he Co.L.t''•• " ult1 be ~\I t bt.'l\o er ld c.!l. t ba c.h w .t tc. • •• wt.aer t, b.• n411 l\ald· t .el Q!)e 1Q..!: •h:.a ut. an,. otbor 1At.•n~c4\ar1aa . 4. oh.c.,~t ~ t~ t~• r r~rnn~• 1 • r . h•bleo• s lett•~ to ,. ttTct 1 .. 10rl )d tn _,to'\ th ••tt.lt'llf'l '" 'roJJrtill dC'ht 'bo puc. I Y""r• aLnot a r~rrran ce o. th t DQrt ~uld h "' be•n hal,tul. t r-n"OUed \!ltt w b"'rt C. J b• • rec\.11 '1 e•ct tn e.,un· •l~ tbta u•&t D •D4 ' t , ~-~· ly, t • I did D3~ 11e= ~0 ~ E-J04 )0111• H ttr at 11 t! l!l« t'l• au: l--t r-L,·ttJd \. tht'l CQeual'tefl'' l rt;JJ$r• .,t •fllttlt. eat, he n.•d ooae 'o t,• o,noheaL')D t.'1at. tbe tw.o ea~l Y htea •!uu d proceed 1art ,.,. u. ro ex~ le, wh-r• t~• C? \t\.. .. able to ·~• ~ hal t !.t -•• ln .,. oat'l a. t:J o .... u • 1 oe or ••t tle-•.ot , Cen•ur __,) - 3 - • ·\1 4 :1ut lit.o .r.. eoto • ., • ... r tho •"• o.trea "'hleb ...,.. cet ronh 111 t.bf'l • onrtd.e Utl •-'rendu:m. " •ntcb twr. il"Jble e re or~~ tl) the Co: 1'-;eo. Ia r bof';lnnln"", be ll'l~f.'• t~ tthat 1t ~naU M uaetul tr btt ..,,. .. t'Urnlahed trtlttl • dot. ll.ed •-.orttnda o thtt lTO jeote , lab 1u•re a.,. on r oot to.,. tho aottU.•..at ut l M''JlW1t.t r:Y •le;rent • tn Drttl an O,alr.n"' • HortflO'"ft ''hld.Oiil'l , tho •l:llt 1nea tflil tho ~\~lorn OoUbllo , •D4 IUOft IU ?lO OU, Iry det~l11 rO£ rd1Q8 !rl""''r"' ~u "' 1ro;aered , t 'dgl:lt M.te a t\Jnhfl'r a:;~ •olnv·ent 11rltb at. t;lu-•u.,.h tho .A.nerlcAD fl:tbrltUt~)' , w•,en we.- u d 41ou•• tlte ">ullt ocU• wttat.her lr. J uutlfiel1 tbetr 'lUt tln;z: oe"T"t llln ?f tile ll~~'~eauroa ".! ob " r· outlll\fld th•·lf''tt .J.n ~n-1 bn lO'ted t.h... t 1t. Wlu.ld be bi~;hly 11• atr,.ble tr t ,. u d br'tli"' thrt r«:.H'e,td\U brmt ,at:.y , '' t. tlio t.a:n dnya. t r~t-.ll o4 t Ht t 1"fn ee-t !ra t''Pt. '' l!l~r11nl:lwa ot tltle na.ture o Jld b~ d.ra .n Y&r.f T'l' 1J.Ly, t!lJ t. r tuutd. c.lDa\l_t. with :;;'lr Herbert llii.OriOn f'nd c..ont v ntnrt ,n u >OU lilY r• turn to uDDd.JD end w ul.d co> uD..loate •lth. 1'\l.r:! t.'h."Nu~h tba J &1"1cr.a !:lboaay •• I,:,"D •• •o '"or" re-.dy t 'roooed . ,.. Rubloo' • let.t~"l" to ~eod ~) eet u ~ut \do ~r O e~ny . "'"ttllr uw. 1t.:20d, 'ud b,.,. tor t'1o ple.na tor thl'\ 'f'o"""atto.n ot thl• el)t" -ortctl •Jl hrtd ceyct. Uzed . I t'f"".llird tlut elno• the rc·trr- ''\lVD .tm::tl:~t. \ 0.>-.it't. e.o "'u rt ent h \y r o .nt nuln· lnte~nat.b Dfll ~ •B"'ff"'ftdoft .,,. m:tl"• t.v..n t.h1rt.y overn...enta tt c: ulr a?t el !!IO the r•a. ,. n .blll .r ot l!!f'ft.t.ln u ' e ,r urrt.loa. of' &.be lc..lJld d eaorl beocl ~ =~" Ot~n *c> t 1dont l"t r~rrnd~ ·. t r~~ ked that all it o, h 1 do •~ t 1 "t.,.n oo~nl7 enoo o l.:u~ 'lt'OJaot, lt tbh l'OJcct I ... - 4 - ··~ eotlu Cln I ha4 4 .,.., ' "' 14 had t. 1ken rute -..:- dsr r 1.1a..a. I I I~ \~ \ l, .... (?rio! 1 ' I Ho r r=Atl Jn •· t h d • I ' -=:f'CS 'fl' llt'ter t ho aunport ....n exol•Ja1Yely l a J'•t•ll ,lrol•• · ~'.ta·l ~lah t a, o1eT• l ~ tb ~ I ;~ ·bt DOt, t~•~ u~ a~r4ty aet~1~e t ~roJe ote ~~r e tn~~ro t~ • toe w.en t c~• t~ '~hnoto o ~ •nlty • • t • neo-• ery ~f 1 t ~1 • u 4 h•• • ~o ~· 4rr~ ~, tho • .;)l.l . ''UI beon :aede 7. th"l'l a~\..,S ft;,l'ht~• \ •hett•~r a :'l~· ~ ·reaa I')Q. ll ldo t OentU.)'. t 1nnla t..• a~Lt'n U ,r t.h~ t-Jat t"ua4 t.l'l~~t .,'tl\'1'1. ;. r• l114 c,.,.-, C. ':..ft ODI or autlru; u t.'l'• • IAL f'u:Dd l t n~ ..,," aure t tt C Che 'tn n ••rv et '""' ty otudto1 •l>d tl\ ,, t.bl ;.! t. c u d bo 11woJ OL I l'lt c• .,. ~eTee V bllt 1lfl4; • t .- Jo.l!. be d1tt e:.a \ tr aot e:.t.' • nntc~ . a .:ab.eft ,-~ ' t t ~r)re • j I .,,. tnalde oJf Cer ~ny 1 ,e 1 hle to Jtt t "l•t '" t 4!4 not. ,. r )()r t a ft r • td tlv"\ , lt ...e ~.,. ,. t. a •• ,ut o r elde n • re- dU"ttou lt.Y IJf :je I'D)' ttd,ltv aot.l n un\.f"C" t ~ • o ~ll • 11e tUne. ' r" ~\~ &b Y.It' - ~ - t H. fl h• a t.lll ~ l• r c. c. r t.Plen ill(tid u on tlte t t ll'd O'" hrftlttl\ \1'\tltae. • T• a~tre.-:! t htt. I adcect ht• et ·• •ao ••r lD r oaltt ,.,n t ru n1a'1 Ill• •tt h any rut •~ dat.•LJ.• or-. rd.!u t!l.e t t t.'Ja tnd r~errU n <>f ~!\a thlK trun ...,. , • a.d c.o r . ,. '-that t hfl 1 1U 1,. btl! &n Jr:t d itO 1< I ~n Of" dl tlnot l ?D o l:lo .,.u:, •• ""''l Ld t.,., ,. rm·t '-h' fltt .,.,u .d 'be aet. ealdo tflr enu.t •at. ·,tlYt' ~tx oneoa tU1 c.hat 1e h rt QO tu~ lO~ det t ~· t ? O >~U lc•t ·~ t h1a tlml ~~ t ~1Uld be r" 11.rM t.o tl· 'bor•t• :>n tb••• ~tnta ~ t. t • or'"' ~~t aet .. ru;. I t AD ,hllrY--4 t.':'Lat. pr l¥ t. l IIII'"'IIQDa ~.._ bt • n 0 JUlderltl,.. t.l'\1 ~"U II C.li)J:. ,t the t'\ird, e.ru•t•• o ret'Ql y rus , t e,ur e, c.,ut4 D.~t 111&1 " lc1 !le '¥! 1.11~ "be n• .. .1. t • c. ber J\P4 l 'Fe.::t ..,.. dt ~t u aue or Pr,r • r Ill> lf&«"JI a.t b ugll I f'dl it • ••• 1 i),.,..,. "'lo r tt • ...... • ... c.t••· • .... . or :er.~tna hla- • • u· IUl Q t beon l"')IIOtl~ • )!lltht t. oc ()f 8ru n.a rn • ld t ~t o ttr t et ~bt t 1• ch l ee •~ 4 1! bL7 ~oo• trbl•· d• •• L' , n "'Y" , " Mido- t.lt :ut.t.~tr N rtht~~r nt dt11ouae tt r1t.ll 1 :'1 Ill "rt oat • 11' • • -.- beea •~~aee a11 41aturbe4 to b ot ublea •a 1n\ tl ~D to her b o been t•vuuzabl t 1a • e4 wltb hla a\ra1 h~ - t erwar4, patient. ~.nu wlee e~urmer or oo.,IJuotinPI t he oorlVer•a• tl·;)J.a hR4 1 t. ha4 oo .e oo a •• v r• blo• t.o t.hr t b.\lt be would no\ • 11lt h 1 u:plain 4 et. l e n Lt \ bl r • •• llb7 r . \ I t! eo ill \o n.Noeo4 al."::I \ l 1 bl 1 hell o 0 LO u.ror• i n "" 1. dl LOlJ' LO 84rl1n t or oon..er kUOI'lD llil \bO ner- auLhcrl .. ,. hid 10\ aUla a ]:rr>oetd to 0 rll ror r ..o • 11 •• ~·· wl loh ••• rtt)l i n \he Ccn:.ltt oo ' a oonu•ol. l ad o4 t.t.. " r. boo It J ani bO a on the \.bloe • • pe t.l• •• b ! al..o ' exha 1 rotct or re~at l wb& WOJ·4 had c.o 0 \ \. ar • .::01-.c t .. \Old hla -"t.ter d.l4r1.nc '.la Yl 1\ t o .ou4o • I :T. lea ha4 aoc•i teJ \he 1 t or 1 roc lor 11 t. u c t J rao 'al • ·lt' o , t \. be coul4 not. • tro,·d &A7 l on.. r t.o r.et~t~ o t. h.la 1 • ot.1oe an4 \tat. to b1a v ~~1 n1no a regret and ot r axu1nln Lhu probl• trc:a ell trt l 1 , bo t.ad .oa t. r el uct. nt.l. ;t 4aola1o • a t1.o..l. l u1ct. t lt. • a t1nal ~4 \~ \ r . c~tloo bb4 r \urn 4 to t h e alt d ~t.~ \ • · 9 . r . ohl.\halt :.ext. ,ulred. n,. "lr ~e rbtr t raoa, who • Uta • o P.lr,b .,;.ca taato r en4 tbcretore 4.1et eat t \Al to t. • •r~n l.lLlv.>rl.tlal, b.:. d. be n 01 o1on a a r . rut 1.. '• •uecoaacr. I ropllod Lb L lr r • L • 8 VOrl Jlatlni'H ot· 4 Brllleh aub It at., who ..: • hJehl J roap ot• fi!Jt. 0 l y 1 J torHion hat ln o\h r OlJI 1t• la 11 nll a rd h 4 !l.o4 OM Ho r o r ln h:d l a , tf'O"l • lob bo blod r Ure a Oo••r nor or tho fUAJ ob l pol oto4 OU\ ha\ tho Wllo Hh•eu \b• late coY rn::.e Lal • and ! ~lo lo •• I pera,Ml OM Ia C .,lr J'er bert, Uaat. tbe ~ltt.ee D4 tte Cc:a la•l n r•alD oe p.ret.e and. dleUilat, a 4 \he\ 1\ would cake rot' C::h &.1r aftlol OJ l n t~t lt wuld alhtln a 17 OY!Irlo p l n wh1ob 1 :ht rt•loual/ huvo axhte4 ani! 110\.1 J rl c• ln nne la ero the raasonDlb lh. r~ or""fttd i tho ontlre aettla'l•nt. r;ro 'l"ll! e . I -.ld t. L U1l1 o ld obvlollaly b to t.t.o Cer-.a~ 1a or•at an4 • a cart.ola. thol. wh n "' 'I bad oonc.1 4ore.l t" Utr t .. ll7 l'..e an4 hll r1no1 al1 wou..ld coao t U.e ~ coaolt.aloa.. I (t polnt d out tha~ t he n~1c.tl nor 1 erbart to the o•t or lr1ator ha4 buea !JUt ror t.rd by 117 Gc••r o t . t pointed ot..\ WLI a "~ th&~ L 'lOY rll.!' ent. not or l.hu ····~ ·. t.h ' tho ~.u••t.lon or t hu J.oaauo ot !.o.t.lona ta a t ~v• poll tlo•l 1•• a 1n t.l1o ni\ a "'"' t a , o.nel 1.1 t l t L» a &.rlb\ote to ..~lr llar\Jert •o at 'oU•• n4 11t1not ill I. \ 111 ..ov• ra cat. ta.d be wllllq ••• to o nat• r h1a to.- thla .oat.. r. ohl\ \. Lhall •111 t. b \ • ld not b lltvo ct L \ •r• would be anr ,.rloue obJeo\lon to t. la 111 r t~11< • on \he ~.~A alde •• long a ~tr erbart. • a ot roqut to ~ er upon ~lroo\ oo~Y ~ aaLlona wl\h \b r alde. he ,.. •r o tout J) 1t loa o~uJ.d ot. el wl t.h • ottlolal or b1 Lo guo ot t.ton" o etttr how dl ai1nl'!ull'!he4 'o l 11 l» an 1L • ull1 oona!.l t.uto • ' oono eaton on tbdT pl''" lt \tu:\7 • re wllU o oootlnu conY •~Uon• \ ell vlew or tbo reor n1 atloD • to had t•k D tl eo ln lhe .OC 1~ . ~\. t.t.le l'Olll.t. 1 r 1a ttl. ohl;.nat. the u at.lon ot a.rr:can ahl1·• o rt7h •l 'JA \, wl&. o.~~o~t. • • h &•P u , a t\e \ln \0 leA~ \Loa ln rG \a l A ¥ rloua pbr\8 ot he ~rld , • la \ho J atltlo, 1a \he ~a rrlb an, a lha B1 ok ~ a4 lA he e~Uerr.!l•t.n . I polat 4 out t c :.la ro" ot aotlv1 ty it Gont.tnu d woul:S. a J11)lfal h:u: r lb.a ettorta or tl•• '.:uterco., r £-et tal ~'&tat 'o o,..·•n u:;t pl o a ot eat l~~el!lt. tor or l11~~,~lwHc ry esl r h\a troa r 1 · ... ol ad. t.b.e c: • Saau CCIIIIIJ ..t on h.' d. Url U1~ Oulan' . J an14 \.II \ the r o aooa r u rl••• \o b 1A lt.t .n 117 1 a ~r~ a 1 lp •1\b 1 'feral b\.1..114 ad a • o be.. '" had P'l t. i n • eppet. r •lllill. be r.e• ou,-.ra ouuld a)' 'be la1 •d. t1 011 aa \ .a,~ 11114 no -c; hav Ylaaa . ·• 1 c l awthol 1 a to baa \ 1D an u "l••NJ t.. p e41oaaent. 4 P\lbllo ort loo • • na\u. lt 01.o .-. 1 ••14 tbl. \ \ hi a rocea4 hftd ,oe n re 1 t d l n avarel Ca11tul and Jou&.h .._ erloa ( porto d ttt lh a rrorta 0 U1 ~O"&tl Hat t.o br1n oert e1n o• t rile I I •• o ta ln \ .ia arou.n4 \ a re • t.l VI no!! l\ reoal ed I &14 ttat In lnt r nt thla ctlvl t:r ahoulo' not be •••l ad to cor t~n • he rr n • t 1 tor t ta pr.: otlcr .. ot1on or th •• poa 11 ln \ td '' rmeT" a odo ~ :o la or nnleLtlo~ 1 ;ena D1 c011pon1o e ae14 t • r ar ..o• r t bJ 4 t 11en euou.run t-o dluooun. ·o t. he aot.1v1 \)' but. wlLhout rea\ll t. . l!o pu.t o cU4 n..~t ktww at roolu.al y tb.l •uUArl J. • C-'luld. do to . lho7 could to o bn4 he wou~4 o uoe •, GU1 l ee to be •~o a \ onoe ;c.roi\U.•UcUly t.b re aee: • t.o b• ~· J'-laUtlcut.lon ror olllt t. •e obaen Uon \bat u re plUlbtllt.; reat.a p r 1J:ulrll7 •ltb Lbe 1o leb or nl ~to" I ~4 ~ ae o ~et a .. t.lnv. wlLh Jewla la 4 r• end t.het drl d u l .o oen414ly thnt that h 4 • t ~ le out ln thla r a lo n. 1 t t. • would aout1r.; t.o oe.ad t.bD c-ut. ., aal \J.r l tUa •; th• 7 wc.uld a n• 11l c a ,publlo Cl: M r t • 'I)Qaalbl t.bbt ,. outa14o •orl4 • • dolac:: •lrLUU7 ttl~ to a• 1 u 1'1 o a or 1Jai"'1'&· I Uoo. an4 \hat to~ tr rlac a wrtlob bod bo.;c te•loual-1 aTallabt. aro now czl, aad. h11 apolc.o or &.be bt~Avy pre111 aro wh10b Ma p,t. o.a t.ll.c bT t.b• 11orc.t pollee &.o .a.ltrate • cer t.al a n\ablr - - 0 - or people ea oh ...k . 'Iboy obaer•ocS Lht t tbo pr etfltlr• n a tYI Jl gTOater ln Vienn• on4 ~ool ~o4 tbat the ~lloo would co ~ aooop' *'l'o" tor u o.nawer. 'rhey had no alte rn t~ U•• but t.o oo.nUnue t.b.o pr •ot i ce, unfortunate tbouP.h lt al ~ht 10«2. ll. I t hereu'J)On atratt!I04 to .. ohl at t he abaolu te noooeeity or r,ivlna tbe COIII.dt oo a br,.othlo·· apell tn w•lob t. o settlement or ·r1 1st ~ t~roJo o te . l r«'tel"letd t.luJ. lt oe ·llt rloul t. t.c. reounoll th1e obvl ~u n neoea e l~ with the rooont aot1Y1t.y ot D rll n pollee l t1. lno tr\lot.ln t. he lu' d n or l!C! l ft' 1eh cOCUIIu.nl~y to p ro_pnru orson• t or o.-,1 """ t.lon 1. tho r11to or e hundr d re doy. I doacr1bo4 to hL 1n •aae dotoil t he con41tlona ln thd count.rl•e ot reru,o, told hla or the ottorta which wer• bo1nr. .nde to oop+J •1 Lt-.. t.ha alt ~ tlon by tho orov Uon or oa« a, oto. an4 ~~ba a1ae4 that t bo rtnanclng or .h uo ooplo l n countries or roru ·o •~ • ontlnr into tho capitAl rrom priv• to a ourc oo whloh m1 ~t bo &; lied to oortolD proJocta. 1 a t ~ t •4 tbut lr th• r ato or ~=1Cr4 tlon rrom Go~any ~r• to bo lnore, aod eubatdntlally now t ho problam would booome urot~n.reabla . I CIJnolud•·d. U ut l t 1us oeaenUel. to tho au coeae ot ouy pro..· -r Jno th6\. orderly 012lgrc.tlon ahould ropl P.oe tho obaotlo exodus nn.4 oo ooon -,o poe~ l blo . ..ohltt.nt 8¥14 thot be ap ~eel tud t r~. could. Jlt l no cor::tit.l!lont. at. t.ble ~1 1lt . 1;:! . fho oonvurnotlon tbe tu.rnad to t ho p.oaa. . obltt~at Bhl d tl t. th hrtlol a •hloh bn4 app~ r•( ln tho nnoh at•r Ounr d l on toll lor r . ..iubloo ' o rotur rroo Oorlln h, boe11 very ha.rmt'ul,an4 wondorod 11' t.h rro toe not ~~~~ nr in whloh tho Guardlon Dl6ht be convlnoed or the error or 1 t.a lM)al\l on.. 1 I ac,l d tbbt obYiou.aly o.a an Aaerloao offlolal 1 oould not d hul wi~b the 8~1t1ah J~auo . I und ra~oo4 bo• vel that aame et rort ha4 beoa ~e 4e to expl alo the poa1~1oo to the •noh etor Cuurdlen .. but without any e nrreolablo r e ault . Wnhl t.h•t t.h ,.-n tn"'~ t • • u. - 111 - bloh h d aent out a wl t h the .t.aeoo1e,•4 l'rea ot .,. erloa w ..r. {-atant ly t 1... J ll\mber Of NPQT\1 ill NCII I I •hJc -.eool ~ol Jr••• en botb la •14 ~bot 1 bA tol~td wl•h •h• t t • al t \loa WV\&ld LO·\dua a ln terUn M .S 1 U1Du ""ht. tTOa t. rove. Joblthnt aaid that he bad tho lapreaalon he ...or loa 4 Brlt. eh hla roc;dlnt· or Ya.rlou rUcl a 1Q on YTlt~ wltn a tull kno•le4ce rro~• ttt\ they ~u•' baTo be COtU.alM4. 1 po1Dte4 OU.\ ot 11ha\. C. he oontl411ltlal •.or .1\lU. Lr lbl. t.od. \0 t.ho rtt· r alftt li U Y\le tt.i,t. tbe _. re1 d\l"l b.ad b ..n d l e I would. b e au.rpr1to4 or u.ora t.hbn thlrt.t ;oy r .aen. ta, tlwi\ &o l t , 'ut the\ the lt n ~r-ser en ~4 ~ t acoeaa , eo t t t.s t kn.ew , DDt bHn • • ••ntlll raot •• t 14. l\ w • a roucl tha\ tbeu wouJ.4 be a t'urlllCr a e e~1n 1 • w1 ~h l n ~bo ~OXt r• rtnl h\ wbon 1 •ouJ.4 band to •Oblth~t I .a or OC\Irl gl v1 det lle or th• c~ •Itt••' ct1Y1 tloe n the ee ttleaent elce. .... «•077-71-1'1\ ' · J..o•ooY INT~RGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE. ' I I, a NT RAL BUILDINGS, Sa Jll:lll.a-T &MUSO.S. WUTMINST£11, 0 C.I.a.. K.C..S.I.. C: a.C.. · .I. - , S.W LONOOH l'k••IHrKWI w.. KOlllttT PILL March 9 , 1939 Deer Mr. Taylor: I enclose, t o complete Y•)ur record, e co py o f my let ter No . 3 wh1cb I have sent Pierrepont t h is week. Devotedly, Hon . Myron c. Tayl or, American Embassy , Paris. Enclosur e (.c.. ~ ... 1 ~.J. f L1 0 ~v-~) c"""--' lo:erob 8 , 1930 t e.aoloae a oo ·y or a oontldellt la • .,..,,..ndur or "'¥ oon•erootloll wit h ~ob . thet Ln Berli n . I t blnk tb• t lt gl Yol Y'U t bo rull pi oturo. My l~p rea a l o n le t hat Goering wiabea t o go ano•d wi t h hla program, but 4ee1rea o.muntt ion with wbl ob t o Juotlty bla e ortlYltlu t '> Hltler. Thle lllllllunltlon Ln the tLr•t lnetanoo 11 t ' t o> ke t he form or t he m e~~~orend um on aetUe cant proJeota • bleb I • t o t ~k• bbok t o Berlin 1n e tortnlgbt'a tlce. Goerlng' a other oreooou?otl>n La that t he tlnenotns ~• ob lnery on t be Lnal de ot Oe~any • Dd on t he ut al4e ehel l ooae tnt? belAV alnulteneouely, thFt l a, t hlt t he ? rl • ~ t e oor.or~ tl o 11 ebell be eat u' at t he e&De tllle. I 11 et 1dylng the a l t u~ t lon lt eeas t ? e th•t the olue t o t be tlain~ 1~• with t he e?~Ln goeD t or t "" t •lrd or rorelsn t rustee. ll ~ en he he a be"" eo ~ro • ad by bot h eldee, hll 8?1~lntment C•ft be he ld ot t unt ll bot h C?~ ra- tl ln an' tru111 t oen bo en.n.ounced t o the mb.llo. It la my l "'- roasl?n th• t •oh.obat to Ln ~r~eeent witn t ala way ot )rooee4- 1ng. • Aa I lnd1oete Ln my memorandum , r h~d a lonR eeoret o nfe eDoa with t ho : awt ah le•4ora in Barl1n. 'rbey are, ot oouree, ••I'Y Do~?u e end Jua; y , end inol1ne4 to diao>UDt much or what wa ro doing. At the aame tlma, they ora ra·dy tn eo~o wledgo t hat t he e ~· • been oD ~~ lD& ot t ho ait uetion , and t.bot it \a ell to ~be good thr t Ooorins ia cent ·all &ing tba a4alnlat rat 1on or t bo P"'lllr et bn. They were ouit e troll!< •bout t ho ebl;> loeda or t heir oo-rel1Rl l D1 ete wh i ob t hey era he•41ng iD Yarloua dirootloDe ouob •• Sbangbal, tho Woditar ~e nean ~nd t ha Caribbean. Tb~ aai4 that t '•Y bed t~ s at. t heir oeople out, whether t ~e re w• s aD eeeing or t ~ a t ena\on ?r Dot . At any aonont an lneidont might ooour wbl ob ~u14 andanaer the •ery l ives o f their ?eople. They coul d Dot • t tord t o t ake oh~no ao, wi th t he oonae~u enoe t net they were • ery reedy t o yiel d t o the praoaure or t he oaorot pol1oe end t he en ticement ~ r the eh1~p1ng o om~ •n1•• end t o emigrat e t heir r •oplo w thout >oper a and wi thout a fixed doetinetion , They • • d that no o?port unitloo t or 1ntiltretlon exiatod •DY longer , wit h t be axoe >t lon o r tbe Aaerioan quot a and t he refuge oa?PQr;un1t 1oaTb otter-.! iD EnglaDd . Tha r~ •t or t be ..,rld !lad r ied up . rr - -2- ottn llerob e. 1111!9 hod , t herefore, to tell book upon toroo maJeur, ond reYeal to tho world 1n t h1o 4ramet1o t oabton •~at w.a their ol1gbt. I oleedecl wi t b t h..- that t hor were dotnc 110re he,.,. , ..., good by ettoru t ll ta 1111)' or ~ roooecl1111! , t hat t he)' were deteetlq our to open uo olaoee In Latin America, but t hey leusbecl In ~ teoe. Alter o1 x yeers or dealing with t h!a probl e~ t hey are Yery bard. They do not bol iOY e 1n promlooo, Too many pro~la eo hoYe been broken, They wont eot ion and ore In " otat e or lllind ~h e re t he7 wi11 toroe act 1on. Following -r r et urn from Berlin, I oanterred at length wtth Lord 'lllnt orton and Si r llerbert fmoraon , aleo llontok ot t he rrenoh Eabllaay . I t was agreed that I ohould mnke o drott momor ondum w!lloh would t hen be eublllit ted t o t he ll:lerioan, Brltlob end l'renoh OoYenment o In the tlrat lnJ ~lt ll re&erd t o llortbara Rhocleete, a t arrlt io row baa been going on here throughout t he laot two weeka. Tbe beet• we• thet t he Rot baohlld emlgratlon oommlttae wea au thorl ~ed by t he e a Comolaoion Whi ah wo~ d bo oant t o Rhodeala OoYernment to as sembl e tor t be purpoee ot eurraying po u~b111t1 e s ot • small aoale eeU l "'ant•. 'l'be Rot heahllda re ~ lled t!l"t t hey coulcl not aen4 out a r laalon st greet •xpenae unteea 1t a teraa o f rftterence were agreed u 100 with t he OoYernaant in edn noe. They e110 u kecl that an ot t1oial ot tbe OoYernmant abould be eoe1gne4 t o aaoompa07 the mieeion. Tbe CoYernment, in anewer, said that no ot t 1al e1 trom t ble end ot r rom the l ooal soYarnment I n Rho4ee1a e\ tber hen produced oo ul~ haYe anr oonn eat ion wit h t he a1ee1on. They t tenae ot rereranaa wh1cb were 10 1100r that :.Ord lla lley , tbe Cb81man ot the Co-Ordi nating Co=l.t tee, thr eet enecl t o r eaign. Slr Herbert !lneraon, who 11 magn1t1oeot, ruabecl i nto t ba breaob ed the e1tuat1on t am>orarily. Tbe Colonial Ottlae 1e ~ ond ""Y not g1Yen n~w reoonol4er1ns term• of rar erenae, but eo t ar h11s any 1D4 ioat1on t bat t bey wi ll be Yery ,.tlat aotol')'. Tbe bot tle cont1nuae. J orrr t f:lr 'lerbert r•·t urnod fl'c>ll .ta Ylelt. or iDil)eotlon in l'r nee , a..ip{~ and Toll~ll4 blur. t he •- tU.o t hll t I f!O t bl'ok fr berlin. H~ hi r. {Ye3 ae a Yery o~nt i4o nt. 1el iodloot lOD o t whet he dlaco•erod b the•e O' UDtrlea. 'l'ho ooodltlona ill Jr~no e are • ~>e l ll ng . T~e ·overnsent l a dolnR l ittle or nothl ftC Eo oo~e wi t h t he alt.uat.lon , ond l a tra t.lns t.be 'eo~l • wh> bo• e eroe~ed ocroes t he border• oa orlmlnela, houa1DR them ln abftndoned Jrlla , de ~r1•1 ns thaD or ,ro ~ • r a odlcnl nt.tentlon , and ganerelly b~ ' lftV l!UI bedly • vir Jlorbert .... SlYeD YfJTy U tt le OOO,oret.h D by the Trench ln hle lnve• t lgntlon, ln f eat l t Mi ght be enid thut they dld ovor;rth l ng t o h''" por hie otrorta. In ll o tt ~ t !.larch 8 , 111~ oarcbant olaaa. Thor a nr virtually no akil t~d cechanioa or cgrlonlturali ate. The Superint endent ia a retuaee doct or end be ia eaaiated by two OoYeroment ot tioicla. The conduct ot the per one in t be oup ia ozoellent aD(! t he morale ia 111gb. Tbe ilelai en GoYern:oent ie now phnnina t o eet up e aeoond cup at t eo miloa tron 8ruaaela. There ia e lerge 'ernette, abou a p.oY erru:~ ent bu1ld1ns t horo wlllch was originally e oaatla, l at er J eault College nnd wa3 recent ly ueed to r tho nooommodat ion ot Spnniab children. It bnr. large out- bulldinaa wblob might eua1ly be oon•erted into excellent work ahopa. The aurroundinaa are beeutltul and healthy •nd there are about 100 eoree ot l and BY•llable tor asrioutturel trelnlng. At leeat 1,000 retugeaa can be ocoomoodeted there. T he GoYornmeat i • prepared to atand t ho expense ot oonditlonins tblo settlement it i t • meintonenoo wi ll b& t f ken o ve r ~~ t he ~ri Y s t e organizct ' one. Special racil1- tlee ere boing organized t or children. The Oormnne hOY& recent ly pract ice or >ltoina children trom thr oe to ten yo• r• edoot ed t he eo old on t r~lna with e t ag pinned on t heir ohe-* atLtina •t en and eo, golDij t o Joi n cy IDOther ir r,' l'_a• . Ot oouroo, t here ie no mother at Brueaela, end the chtldc on haYe t o be t ekan care or u~on arriYel bY t he Red Crose end otber agenoiea. Meny or t haaa children er e so y >ung thet they only kno ~ t heir tlrat nemoa . They carry no papers or other indioat ione or wbo t hey ere or where t hfiY heYe come tro:a. Theae oh1 tdren ere cot:.l.116 a orou t he trontier et euoh a rde that Belgium will soon haYe well OYer 1,000 obildren on lta bands, On the llelghn aide t hey ar e being Yery ..eu end ar ttoiont ly t reated, and are being placed in pr1Yate hocea ea eoon so this can be nrranged. rnollit ioe ure r&?i4ly being exhausted, ho~ aver , ana the Balg1Rna wlll 8000 be in neea or outside help. In Holland Sir Herbert touna that there were epproziaate ly 2 ~ , 000 rotugeee. The gre t maJority or t heee ar~ old or aiddle esed pnr•o.na, aClee euttioiently tin..noed to oerry t hem along tor e ~ho rt t ime. any or t haae era l1Y1ng out side OoYernment cont rol, but or o obliged to report at regular intervals t o the autboritiee. The Dutch OoYernmont ia uaing mi l ltary forces to aeal the t ront i er, end there ere taw irregular ent r iea lnto the oountry at t b1 a time. Brletly, t he OoYern=ent•a policy ap eera to be t o allow t he aorlier legal entries t o melt into t he popUlation, but t o sake t hings Yery dlftl oult tor t he recent i~l egel entrlea. Sir Herbert wee not • orr• t •~ ltt oa t 1 vt clt t he o•~~ ~h ar e l lleRr.! nt-nnta ~ re me lnta tnn4, hut he unclorett ndo th• t t heee .>l r ooc oro ID•> r • 111 'Jacen the ruoture o f t r t \ 111 com;~e t hr. n entlom,.nte. Cat<~ a < re unller the o""""eDa of ot flcoro or the ~ FeoorTo whG , he thetlo i e tntorceC, ere very ayapa t o¥rr4a t ho ro~oea . The 10o4 i e aeld t o bo good end tbore t r ~ cortaln t acllltlea tor outdoor " xeroloo. A oortntn amount teaohiDS ln Fnslle of h and other LCORUegea la batng given ond n ~• 11 b~~~GD1~ 1• being made ln Ins t r ucting these ~eo p le In tho orarte. Ornoro Uy r,>ealcl llfl , f• cllltloa tor r"tr.. t nlng llrf' yery moe.sre. ~o t of tho re~eea are ••ld t o be too plea•ed t o bo out ot Oer:eny t o worry • bout t heir ,roeont dlbllbllltlee. he Oo• ernment t , h•vn olaao now 1a enld tor eot t!n ; up OD6 cent rsl camp wbore tra ~ throe to tour tbou&nnd rotugne3 will be h ·U&e4 , •here tlea tor t bore will be raclll r"t rnlnlns &nd r ~ oreBt l on • nd ~ere l eaa rigoroua artbo4e will be rdooted t~all are now the rule. Tho Oo p verllllent will P"7 o r t or th" con wbl oh i a u t lmot ed to be •round £11!6 , 000 . Tbo ~r iY~ t e ~ rg r nlz utlonn wl ll h ~vo ~ o deter th• r~nt nae r or the ex~enoaa . Th er ~ ~r~ op,roz laat ely 1, 500 rutugee oh\ldrea in Kol lend end tn ~ o oor4ea o• wl.t b lto gmorol ·•o.loy, the Oove-noent dou not Allow tll u~ ehlldrcu t o be ?hood wHb orl.v .. te 1'~·o1:.1u d ted . 'l'bey • r• eocolliiO in h')llea , ~ na Sir llerb,.l1o 1' unu o.lJ, t .h., edl:llnlst J'atlon ot the h~Meo we•· nffio\ent rnd t he ob.oreoter or Lha chUdran ozoellent. Unrortun-t,.ly, th o GoY or 111ent la not ~ repure4 at ~r ullnt t o allow tbe chlldrnn o.tt t • ~ nd or411l{_ry ao~la , and the unoolet 'ona ore tlndlng It dl tt l~· t t J ~ ke 1 t r r n4amOnto to teeou ch ldren or • e ryl~ as••· The c>at or ll.vins In :I.,Uend le Klgb. Tbero 1. v ontl- oWtlc ery little, if any, re 11118 In tbo e1untry. At Lhr• • • <~~e t lmo , unecoo loy- ~ont I • ~ la b , nn4 If re~Poa •o ·e aeri uoly to o tlc lrbo pete -tth doaea- r, oubl le •• l n l ~n at~t ra ~ ldly obCAgo . Priva te charit y hoe bonn vnry 1!8Dercus end the r ..o urooo or >rln L• .)r,;Ol.n!Utl one r>r tb.lc our~ .. do ll!lt f,Oo:: t o be exhauate4. 1r ol uraa, all tbeae Oo• ern=enta, ~ogether G?•" rn:en£ with the Britiah , are l nelatent tbot tbe r etugeee eh~>l be aoYed oll to ~ l •o ee or tine! • • t tleaent wlthlll e yeer , • n ' both Si r Herbert and l or~ very oruob worried cbout tho a· tufltbn on the aott llll:!eno eldo, [t i a qulte ole ~ r , Ill> mut ter wb.&t DittY be eeld, tbflt Latin AJJH•rloe Ia aeolod at t he presOllt t~e. Tho two proJeo ra-:> t a 1n the Britiah lre, tlu·t l a Brl.tlab Oulana ana llorthorn Rbo4ea1a, ore or a long r~n~o n• ure, with the aoeant on tbe " long•. Tna Brtt lah ere not "ven aure t bey will be permlttlQd anybody to go t o Pb ~de ala . Whet dou t hla l envo? The Domlnl oon lleoubllo ond t be Plllllpplnoa tor aottleml!nt 1 rnd th'l On t e4 St atoa tor llltlltr&tlon, with $,000 e yet r • • l.lorrn w•.roh !! , 1039 t o Auatralle.. I t la u.n.derat.ood • h,wnt~r. that th1a 3,000 • wt ~ be drewn t"l"'J" t.tle ref"U.~o.• e•• ft!)W tn .Aoalf'nd. 51r l erbert anc1 r heel ft oonrtdent1al v . k w1t h ifo&e O t flo~~t ex-pert a h~""' 8 thla we •k, &nd \tf" llt ked t.hM t"rankl)" bow hftJ J&o?le th&}• -ere pr~p~ rn4 to retel n ereanently after t be end or 011& you. l'boy auld th&ot t hey oo~ld not ?enol.t 100re t ~ on . ,000 to teoo1n 1n Jnslonc1. Jutlet a would heYo to be round t or t he otbera. ?he 'eopl .. whllo h~ra are not AllowH t o work . rhoy b•• • t o be au nonn4 by "' 1ut o char1t y , end conc11- t tona ftro n~t. afide ~"• f or t h~ . Tbe oondlt ton , i n a~oat ~ Y Gry c~ee , tor tem9orory ent ry int o Ensland hea bften ev14enoe thnt thoao ?•ople wore 1noludec1 on the Alnet·1 oon qunt a . Now that the Drlt1ah have dhoo• ered tl\at • Jl pllol\t on tor tho quote c1ooo not Ufl coeeerll y meLn tbHt t ho applicant o u td obtain ft Tiae , , ntry of pe-eone 0 0 ft. t flll,lOTftry baala here ha s Yirtually been s t ooped. So we ere pretty oloae t o rook bottom. Tho Godman orto1r 1o boll1RA brlakly. (l) GodmiUI' o •1~ lol~ore hA• o notlt1ed ua t h~ t ha l• auatng t he Coma!t tae nnd/or lt" reepona1bla ra ralt.'nt.Lt.l•a to oolleot t he aum. ot tt , ~O to ~ &orolcoo rondoroc1 . (2) Tho legal odY1aoro ot t ho Br1 t1ob Covoru2ont haYe doc1doc1 (•) th This, I belle• • , oovere t he week' a de.elo~enta . -1tb boat res• rdo \ o Y>U &D4 t o Ted Ach1lloo , 31err e >ont ~o ttet , lao., De.,•naont o r Stt~t o 1 lfeoh1 ngton, D.c. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE. 01~1- t I , CENTRAL BUILOINGS, M* OYOIUOUt IW~ WESTMINSTER. LONDON. S.W. 1. M.arch 27th 1 939 . Myron c. Taylor Esq. , ?1 , Broadway, New York . Dear !.lr . Taylor, I enclose e copy of the tifth letter to Pierrepont Moffet. I believe t hat i t is 3elf-eX9l&netor y and covers the week 's develo:pments . !:any ~hanks for your cable r egarding the use of the priva te fund . I cabled you because Winterton insisted on seeing some t hing in ~riting from you indicating that money would be forth coming with which t~ "settle" Godman . 7/interton, >~ho , et first, l merely declined to assume any responsibility in the matter, began this week to say 1 t was a purely American affe l.r end should be settled with American money . I hate to see Godman eat any portion of the fund which is so useful end may be essent ial later on. Hot~e ver, I suppose it has t o be done and the sooner the whole maHer is out or the ue.y the sooner we s hall l:e eble to concentrate on more important things . I am awaiting with interest word rrom you about the private corporation. I have been in touch iii th respects to !.Irs . Taylor, Devotedly yours, J ' ,... 8 lt. KINO WlLt..lAM STJtEET, E . C . 1o. 17th llarch 1939. Dea.r vr . TqlorJ I un4erstond tlult with a Yiew t o aaaisting the orsaniae4 ea1grat1on ot r etuaees rr... Gerl'leny, it is susgesteo tlult a trus t tund be established 1n Germany to be adadnistered by two Oer111ans and one Aryan nm Germe.n . This trust tund is, it is said, to be ccnstituted by 111eans ot a lwy of 25:' "" the indi Yidual fortunes of Jews. 2. In order to arranae tor the transfer of a sset• ot the trust tund mentioned abOYe it i s suggested tlult one or more corporati it 1S acre& tor the aettin& up that the aachinery sboul.d so as corporation 1n Great Britain as SOC>I\ as possible ot s011e faith an this side and to sive the GerMans evidence or good s which actrl.nces may be Mde t o the settler prepare the aetD! by the tranater or the troll tu.nds raised out81de O•Z'IIIIIIY and troe assetu or the trust tu.nd described abare. 16th enclose two copie:: ot a aeaorand uo dated I also pd>r to his return. 7· Pebruary 19}9 which ,... handed to llr. Linder the cOIIIpUIJ will I would repeat that the actual t ora which be decided at the pruent Juncture, but ultiaately take ca.nnot aay be uaetul to you. I hope that thia letter and the enclosures Yours a1ncere}Jr, I ../.;-c. L -- < • ? WTran Tqlor Esq., Claric!ce•s, Brook Street, W.l. 'UOb 25th 1939. :as lerr•so t qf a\ :. • , ~rr.rt ~nt or ~tete , 48~\ urto1•. :..ar 1erre --ont., l hat'a t-.ad J r ra 17 to C¥ tale :-a r eat.lq J•)Ur vln r1r.ord a ... the oau,~ •lt o !t t, nJ ... lr e.r~ er ~, to who l OCI:PIU lo 'r.T \ha aubat& roe of JOUr ear ·e, and 1 arc wholly lrt a.ooord '1th tho ow.olu1or.o. 1 bali ve th t Ll :d. r'»O -4 U.1. a . lnl::u Of delay a.nd t' t COllY rlt~\.1one ed: t~ t.aeta or tl:.o '"contl dent!r: 1 r:e .o::- 4~ al.ow) 'be &alm..ot •1\ r~• • a ••• at tt or tbo ~rlo4 t~ o Ll vr T • 1• to be o rrled ~t . o~ next, Wh• l ore 1• to boa o attn~ A\ tnt. rton' o ondaJ O l GQ OX\140tvd. t.o at. tu yo'Ur poa1t1on a .4 .. lnt~rton wlU g1Y tl.o lflt at Drttla) vla • In C.h.e 10antlme, ' ' bopo to havo turt r word t rom th• troncU onJ ""'olblJ troco the ot r Vl oo t.:b6.1 r" a· \0 •hoi t.ha Clr tt w.e.::10r ·,du tor ob.lt a. t. h&.a t.Hn t.n::..,l t J \opUMr •1 t. • ereonal ao" 1 1a\ rrc..: lr r.ar&>ar t . At the ... tin o• Ued b., .. l.akr\cau on ••dnoade:r luat. • r u. r atrouf' 11:-ao '"' taken by tho 'f'O)'r aonta\lvoa ot tho Yulou.a BrUlfll L: lnlot.rloa o r.corne4 aplnat Uw llce41a\o oont1 u tlOD or \l.o o n••r.. \loua u. .oblt.t•t.. The ruaon &1•.., o that Uolo o ao ll.a• ~r ua to Ml tbo a.na .. out ot 4lrr1o ltloa, ••• t boa• ••~•ed bt \belr ~\l •Jo•l a b ~ llo , t hat 1n:t a.t lt e~boul4 be aado al •r to Lhw \t..a\, .U:.Uu". • or tho o·.&taldo wtld oo\ll4 tM h ... tpt· 1 ~ l~ 1n tbla •• ln oth.ur Nr. t. er lr '-h•y bthawed, tr thOJ .laboh Yed. 'Choy oo~>ld o'lt too to bau tit by our lDYulUable aaalatano•. Att.er conel ltr•bla 4lae aalon, t~ Drl Uab ;ooal Uoo ,,, •~' rl• J 1n tbO thr • -1n\a wt..lo 1 rerort,f. \o 70\1, na..ol7: (1) \U\, 1o prt otpl.•, &.he CtlnYtraatlo:Le 14 0.1n\l 1'-lt ( .. ) tbat, b?wowor, U•• C.r-aana aboul4 M eJ.o \ to l our dla·l• ~r• ,,~ a ault W.. delay; aDil (~) tha&. \b.lf aho\lld " laflre " 1t \ha rao\ wta'l u.o oonw•rattlone tro r ,._ .t \1'-t tho t.• ta on whloh lbeJ' b d rooee4e 10 ta..r"" a tleet-rorK bJ' Ult aelt.ure o t Cuobo aloY• \-1 • '!'l• rrenat1 b ~or t.bo aM"~e d~o~t lntom•d. "'' U.at. \be:t took the •~~o •1 ~ ca the Dr1t1eh. 1 aDld t.o both c,t, t I ~o • n· t. l n a poe. tlon t.o n t>'Jt Lbo w1••• ot tho or loon O?Y urnron~ but. would tftkl t. pe \0 aac r taln thO"', In th• no nU.r e I bopaHh" tho vlo•• wllloh U.oy h,. NtoOrttll .oul"- be ror,orac1 oe tonht1ve and e\il)Jtot. to ttnt.~•r O ':'hrou ':}.out t.he e k , _,lr J;or ert. lft:.d hl a I'tart hove bee workS ltJz•.o;o re 0:1 the rotUF.QCJ alt•J t1o in C shoalovak'l lll ~ at en tln ~o br1n.t:: eono ord.er out or tbe obaoe • atrl•lnr t.o •••• et. let>at the. O£ ""ht OI CIOOlt t. ~~td. -probl a j raa the 41epoaal 0 th., balanoa or Utt 4 Million J10Un4o eHt by •he Ur i Uo h to tho Cuche. lL bl Lht Orlf7 lttol i nte ntion t.o UJ.I t l a tot ' tt\1 "'''• lira.t thor• wet publlo praaeura ioDedlatoly ott er th« avonta 1n Cuoh .alo• aklo t ha t t hla 1n tonUon ahould ba t ulrll tid ln tho now olr ou.at ncaa, proYld.OU t bora ••• ~utr1 o l nt •~ tagua rd utl\e t la1.1eo . "ho eono.7 .t!• on 4troal\ "lth tho · atlonol liD"' or Czachoal vat la, an4~.,41Dtl proble. Lh r tore ••• to ~•t. lt baOk to !he Orlt l e~ ~•k au rt . ~~ OQrOll ary r bl.n ., t. o •r•u•do the CoYor r.eon:. , -aonl. c ·1 r .To ton .JiaotL, t o a :reo to l:a beta e; 11.d ' o tbe ..,1.,., Uort o " ulnUr.b co ot r.t'\1. ••• t'ro1 ~ .. oohos l 'R&k1a . .tr .Tol 1JrOY04 Yor 4 tltSoult to r11J1>da and at. thla wrl tln.r r.M •'- 1 \111 1n t~ .... t.Sr . lU.OUt ILbJ.a f"tu1 . thO }2t1Y \ ore ..... &l t.1.0Da kO N 40 DO t ... bow tt.a, oan • • •'-"o tha a...;.cU tlona.l burda or t' o t.:UJoha . ·• t·otther Hbod eat en. cOial.Nloo h gooo ott t od•J • U-b ~1 r or~r £ a frl•nd J!i lo=ee (DOt ~l r l ohn) ~ru. att. at \he ~., 4. ..t ntor \.on Rf'I YO a l•uaobooo 4urltl. tbo ..G tor ..;lr Je.. oo whlob 1 a\.ton4•1.6 toeothor v lt.h ~ lr Jterbor \{ .. nel .Jlr lN.ba. c. 'tounr., wh.o ••• t oruarlr Govoruor ot RboJ.oa • nd 1 a now oovornor or Tr1n14ad . vlr Bubort bollovaa (thla l a ot oo~ao ~r l ct l~ co nt l4on~to l l •h•• •horo oro s r•• ~ pooolb1llL1oo i n .• h04•ola. l'a la t' «.~ artu.l . however, \ btl\- potl t. h• r;otlon wi l l bo ulooko4 by t ho ru1lroa4 •blob t ro oll io4 w1 th tho alnins lnt:oroat.a. AI u U ora now la,end ther e 11 a aonopOly and the ~r,.hJu o Uon or tt• llinoe ln Northern Rbo4ae1o 11 baulo4 aU ~b• ••Y aoro aa Atrloa to en o .... t le on \be l n.dl.n ocean. Ttl po•er tor o!)Or• tlQf' tho mi n• la provldo4 b coal ..Uoh la oarrl 4 b7 ~h o .a1l roD4 on \be r& Lur tr1; . hi ral lroe4 lutar••t• ar• t artul t. h.at lt o 16rre n\11\ler ot ,.opla *" ooUlo4 l n \h ropoo •h• DOAO J>O l 7 dll be broke" . ooolbl7 a rl•a l aa .. l ad •lll be o at.ob llab...S o n U•• a!~r t. b.a\1.1 t tlrou :.h An~lo and ~b• l ocal we\ r ,oa r , wble h 11 oxool l ~t , wlll M t.rnaatld.. D7 t.b .-e toke tb •• l ot rtat.a are op·-oae4 t o the dtYi lOt"'O t. ot 4n~ le an4 aake \bol r 1 t l\ll•noe tolt at t • Fo"l,-n 4 '" lorua... t t1c••· tJJlle•• \he/ can be Ot'IO:Yll!' ·od t.bo t. t. ura 1 '""' '" l ~- in t.he • e t.t.l · t tor \hr , .. t r rub• t t.ooe not r el t.bt. t l.Ct •111 be ocoor.pl 1abf'l4 i n .tbodaale - 4 - At r wha\ \~e ro 01 \ or \he oa.a11a1 , a ay b • no na\te wilt l•at .t. :a oe :lunna\t. la now a pprlt.S ot tbe a l IJ•Uon •""4 4o lla be1 h b rl• .be '"r11. 1 de• lnt.o lin • on our eoUn. with t.h• tln,. elf'\ co t'f'lr ta\hoe 1 NJlOrLod m I n o: t. ••e J,:. arloan, ~r 1U. a and Vranoh prlv too o c-t nlot.ilo 1 ttor ot ro· ~end t o T~d Lohlll61, t on OUr lnt t ~ low rr; lo\t. r or • rl.h r. u,. ~,... r41A,.II'" tie n.;alnlon .... •iaaa lta t J'OUo "-" 8rG. t.~r~ t. OrTOn, a oc:;,-,)" Of y ,.j.c h • On.lr .at tor whlot b a uonoJ"C)l h e~ nuoh - too n. at - tb4 1 o t.er &L.lrrod 0\&1' thO 'fod•tu utra1r. Urood, l•bbot end Or "''n have lx tlle O(lrotul ~ Dlld o naid.oD!t.t~• Whole f'\J at.lon and bellov win a oaao ln Cold't. . ~.Y o4l::Jt. Lo•••• tlt'l\ ~: 'l \•or ••-t.l~ uld. r.,.t. be :O..t &t w(Jul4 \l..Didoubt1411 1.nt-ro4 oa ovldo:•o wtlch ~rna. t • l1ol. t\t.l t,., ~o~a ln our wor ;. allQ a l .bt o uao a rtou11 t , roYldod or cou.ra1 t h,..t. .oeordin•.ly t.ho01 a dvleo a ao\t lono obtt Sn rouaonablo ~ r o. M1ntorton, on hie •ldo, • • or~ to detln4 ht a b r u )£t Sa bo Attorney Jc or .. l but. exolvalyel.y h la - lr.tert.oa'e - lfttereata ·• • lela\• r . .L1 . ttorA 7- :l.·.eral &leo • Y1 1 • eet.tlea.ta \ b"\ p01a\a out. t • thta r;.t ot. be •4• out ot t.t.;, t\l1. rr or lbe ac. ttl- oa ... \he lnt.lrf;OYormt n \.111 Ccamlttee. ln v1u or thla op1n1on ond lnt.urt~a t ~ t be bel no r aponalb l lt.y tn t.h~ atter, r~o\ r h b I IU f"Oit.O d. U ..t 1 ODbl- r . Taylor t O "' Ul r • etl.. r•lao t'\iio .. a to 17 orr 0 a . l n t.Grt.oa d ''' wot wlll ..a 4 to cto t.b1a. ~ll••• l :..at. t.t1 Uah 1"'r1• t • p.re na abould be obor~ • 'tl l. Y1 oe- 1reot r . 40 A U~ OU AAN€L.A0H u e· ~ A UTCUU.. • ••'? ,,~~ ,/ / ~ ~~ ~~ z/;:~_;,- /C z;;- ~ ~~--, . ~ ~~ ~ ~ z:z_~ ~vc-~~ / 7~ ~;:J!C ~ .?-YL~ ;r-.-~ &-J-. ~ ~ - ~ / ~~ -~~r~~./_ -?~ a<..--r ~ ~ y.-._ 4-c--, ~ ~ ~ ~~<~a.,._ ... ,L ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~n--~~~~ ~ / ~ ~~ 4'- ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ / jai(s tl'ltalit . st pr~ltflltnt tn mtWt aIa frontitre fran(aise ... ~o ~~.r.l ~~~~t l tJJ..d {tCAJ;(, 1' 1\ c..-, , ( VV# (- ~ t tf. ~ \ ~ I< ~4!C! 11 / XI+ tv-- It ,_,.... .; ( tt-f c.__, I 4(:: < ; I r;:... I ' 1-r.-D, fl ...... ";) ifuu':f ~~·.. ilk· (• , ~~ e-b.Ci., !n+t.~ / ( - N' k,t.'Y· ,/( (IJ~ ...... __ -. ... _ ~ ...... ~ -r+ . J '4,/;:.. .t. } c./- V\" -'I. r.A.,J- J..... ~1 . {.,/- ;,... ~ lh ,__, J~ 1..4-fo-4 . I.IJ..... ;... 4-. JM-.. 4-. ( JI~ ' c...... ,l...tc.h \ J.. c....u ~ ..... k. c...... \. 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Plecae ~,i v a a y vat·, )( i toest re11 c.rua ~o Lo ra ~ in < rto ... a d to Si r lta n e rt. t.aerao 'l'h• • l'for·~• o1' ~ ota in t.t1a e eLter .av " .£ ..o very •• tl., a,11> -l' -• • y all o. ~ • an~ b1 o r Co ve ·oaan. &3 e ll . Alau ~ iv" T ec l~ o~r !ov& ; e ~ lr , believe Me, ( T .... ! • t•• ionora~la ~ord o\1 •vL. , looratar 7 or &~·~·. ' r • • b 1 a • ~ o a, ~ . e. 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I \. t.a '••1le4 or • Hh1HU. i!ola, 1 ~D•~ ~a. a a n7 .. u ••· tl~o • • Uloh •lch\ •ril l •o l.ll~ w••• \0 Le ~·~ •• ~Q•1 a t Oll ra\.De r UliiD p011.po ae a c~.oa \ ~o~rw-.1 11 a: a.:. ~•:sf)\ ;.o • •l•• lfi a4• ••o• • croll\ aaor ~rocl• • • • ·1111 •L~U\ ~• •• r •r!a•, .,. tt tbo)' 14 , ol.,a\. •rla o ov\. u~- •ntlro l) oaa-.•d clreola... • \.aacea U•• • oa ;raaa ot.l.; La • t a..la llaad . 1 •• L.ai),..) \o 1117 t.b• \ \.l'l h Llae of 41 a c:aai \Og tro.. allt. Co:-\..1 • or.) c.roa ra \ ... 1)' \~a : .. lloa\ co.. aada \ loa uf "'• oCtor\a • ·•eft tMO Pr111• chat ••• ,.... aa lf a a.;. )v.. ,. eoll•• ,._.. , a••• "-• 4e t•••rd U11 o ol~tlon ot \.blo • •r~ dl f tlc~ l \ ~ r o~L • • · \ -·- 1 uade r\ooc ""' hoYl\.t .;r. uar••rd ~•rJc.;o; to \ha l••L tao ~··~l aC• · ~~' towad ,1,~ o~t ot ~o •o . i: •• • r hlA' U.h ·•'-'· ,. ror ,g .. r .e r ac:t~:~•l :::r.ro,..•LlO , a o ..lut ., ~.~ ..., t a ow..l,.. a "''"a~ata4 •l\.11 \ d a ,r• •••l oal\ l"'a, I 1.A •t.~CA \•ora •1 .. 1 1 LOU.a•a t o t'1.1rUaa r ~roop\ d tYalop•aa\ a. T .. r ' ' ~~~ ---\Mii ll' 6071•1... 10 . ~, Pnat\ LO!tro"110' INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE. I, CENT RAL 8UILOINOS, /lll'f'(,(W: M INSTER, )tiL 0£0101: IIJIUUf. WEST ' LONDON, & W.I. April 3rd 1939 • Myron C. Taylor I:sq. , 71, Broadway, New York. Deer Ur . Taylor, see my letter No . 6. to Pierrepont. As you will I enclose several days but am now from it, I have bad to keep to my bed for at noon for Parl e on the ~~Y ~o Berlin. on mY feet and laave ption of the The French ere still obdurate about the resum a consequence Sir Herbert has conversations with ~ohl that; as gbt to the bull by the horns end to send me stra1 decided to take adopt a less negative Berenger in the hope of persuading him to at~itude. I have I have nothing to rer ort regarding the corporation. end Lucas and am obliged to conclude checked with the Rothsch1lds haYB has been done . The Articles of Associat ion that nothing fer to heed the not been filed end noons has been named so company. or my I shall inform you immediLtel y of the r esults conversations in Berlin. . Taylor, With personal regards and respects toUrs Ever devotedly, FOR Ill!. TAYLOR U'l"''EEI 110 • 6 Deer Pt er re 1ontt I to:-.n led over tJ t t hft bfJ&1nn1rtR or t.hla week, wt'th tbe reaul.t thl·t t h~• • b~td to keep to JQ bnd t or eQYeral de;ta, and e ttsa ~ t t o keep to touch o•er tbe telephone. I lhell 8 \YI 7~U t be lete•t DIWI flrlt - t~ ht. la, with T 1•n! C. O :1erha~a ~ ur -on lJnol"taDt Job, C.~e OOllYiraa,tona wltll ~be Oo,.,...na. l~ n o 4oc1de4 ~ 1o *'"'1111! 1>7 Slr ~er'ben, -~ bA a betoo w~rkl.n& on c.ha OoYamcent here, that I ab>•:i.d go t.o ?erla ?a K.,D4ay ,.nd t h t.aoe to Berlto •• aoo11 1 l osn o'tn.Atn tbe acr •••.·tt ot t • rr.oob to t ba =-.orlll dua. Slr ferbe:""f. r e ..l.e tbf'Ft t.ha 4el•7 ba. be.c altosar.her t ~o l~~. end ta tnalltent tbet we abnlld aako a .aYe t.ned leULy. • • httYa benn held up by t he rrenob. Slr Herbert pre- nlle4 u ~ n 111nunon IU1ll ~he J'orolgn Oftloo t1cre to andU')' t ~ elr Ylowa e~ to ogre• tht t t aho u~d g ~ t u 8orl1n without delay. Coal.OD o,.ma oYer here on Tueadl'!y .and [ rece1Ye4 bl• to at ~ to l !l ., btldrooa. Tl:l e burdon or hla aoa age waa ,h,.t S•uc.or Bereaaer, who •• o ?Oao4 t.o ooDYftraet .,n• with tbe Cerr.e.na a1. t hla tl••• would realp lt bla Y\ ewa were o-.er · ruled. I ceYe Coul on aU c.he eJ'Staeftta w loll I 00\l:~d ~D oreiDR til a ;.oolt\;,ll - a:1d o:on !Ita bJ ~ro>:7 tbr~ Tlloolo a l ara• dlDAer, l , \he bo' e ot ..l~lD the 1oe. I ••• h1• aereral tlaea, end he la~ . I t h~UAbC. , 1n a lea. r1g1d tr~ • or a l .Dd. . I h a• o '"et. t a lked c. o h\.a 'W\ tbe tel e ,~n• . azut, Altbouah he would n.~t aay tbat B•ren,cer bact abtta4 ~ no4 h.la -,oaltlon., he ••••ad ...,ro aae.n..eble. t .. ,h,. ,. l&e4 t:. bla Lbat Slr a~ rbert and t ~uld not aovo without the S•nator' • o3n. aent anj ror t~t reaeon I wouLd ao to Perla on Monday and r • aln tbore Wlttl I . Blir@nger ht .1 sareK th•t I mlsht proceed to Berlln. tt la, ln conee n ~onoe, u ~ t o •• to wheed~o tbe enetor or-Jund ,. nd t tw oontldont tt.at t oa11 do t~la . :tt tor.,..')OJ:U. "ottftt, hq. , De -,-.neent or 6t ~t e. .. or ret - 2· l.eron :ll, 1939 'the o·t her V1oe-Cb.a1rmen haTe all &ore or lees boon heard rroZJ . The Dutch, on OQDdt.tlon t hat a.ome 11l tnt1on or t hotr 'ienoroua otror wt.th roaard t o Surlnom 1a 1n oluded. , h&vo egr eed t o tha toxt and t o the policy . The Argent i ne Amba oandor baa been grumbUng, but he boo 1ll4icot od orally tbnt be will moko no cocment , and relaee no obatnole. We expeot t o have a written coomunicatton tram him today . Lobo , eo t ar, b.aa not r a laed Any obJoct ton. It l ooks , t hererore, as t hough l would bo ln Berlin beto r ~ t he end o t next weok end baok ln London by Eeu t er. Wi't h regard t o t he rrl,Ya tc cor ior atlon ! have Tory l ittle to ra~rt . Tho peoplan the City cp9~Pr t o hove t aken no etoo •bv tev ~r eo t ar. Th~ have not filed tboir artlolee o f e •uJo oiatt on e. they l) toml aed Ur• Taylor t hey would do , o.nd t hev have not named a men to hebd the oorporbt l on. Siaon W.erke came i ll t o 4oe me ono erternoon und. could bt,rdly contai n h'cmaelt Wit h tury , He oul4 tbot tho crowd ln tho City wore ~ utting e•ory obstacle in the way or setting up the oo~pa ny end ba4 no int ention ot d•>lng anything sorlouo. Ho oLid t bet be bed trle4 t o pin t ~ o~ down end woe g iven nothing but gonoral itiea. (tnoidontolly, I believe th!.t tbia ahould bo trootod aa con t ldent1el , beceuae I do not thtnk that ha would like t o be quoted) . In other w.orda, ~then I go to OoTQIDY I ...-1L .. heYe notblns moro t han t he l etter w111ob ur. Taylor t ook 'book t o tb• Unlt od St • t oa. Tnia Q&y bo aom•t blng but it cort •inly io not much. t:tr A e rb ~ l'"t Emoraon tella CU!I t he.t he 18 b"Ylng the sree.test dtfti cu.ltl.ca wit h regard t o C z t>~chos lovokia . Kull oann ls c eet ing wi t h l ittle aucceee in hia ot toc:n>te t o poraue.do the Pol 1eh Oovernment t o set up b refuge cam }, and r ewer »&o~le aro ~ott lns eeroee t he f rontier, while t he t orTor i nside t he e ~untry le 1ncrPBDing. Sir Herbert 1e very muoh worried about 'be poal t ton. but ~ha t oaa he 4o? Incldontally, I plnnad Coulon 4cwo wltb r oger4 t o t ho question of ,. ~ so nnel . I a uked him Whet he r it web t rue t hat there wee eoullng In Part• t bBt the bureau or t he Comm1tteo wee t oo Amertoon . He hemmed LDd hewed and eventual ly aald t hat since i t wea President Rooa$Yelt who hed t aken t he 1n1t1e tlve tn setting up the I ntorgovarnmentel Committee it • ea fel t t hat t he acti ve a~e noy ot t he Comait~ ee ehoul4 be nanned by persona eelect ed by t be American Government, tn order t hat t he lnH lotiYO mi'!llt remain •1t h it. !lo oo14 thot bia Gouromont ,..nj t "":e Rrlt.la!t \JoYo:-nae.ot. • .,... 1n tbt ..ollt!on >f .u ;)C)rt.lftC tbe lnltl.-;.he alld ·~u1d o~" wl•!l t t• k• too proT ta.e.at a ~•n. 1 t'!'t~ 4t'Xeeutl.,e. h• 41d not thlalc: t.het hla or tht other 70Yornmenta ~Jld •1•~ to eat r loto the qbe•tlon ot 'er onntl tor t.!le ot!'lee. I w .urt t.!v t t.bla rot leota t he Yl ..a ot our Brltlal tr1enda, •nd lt la therefore tor ue to oono14tr whtt.he~ w~ ~ tan to nd~ to ~be ~eraoanel ln t.ba n ~r tuturo. I bo'o ttu. t t.be nort ltt.tl'r will bw written efi ~r Qy rtt\lrn tl"om llorlln. ~11·18-19 I Tll,IM- :-A•"u CMlt.1 · Pt un , I.O"kJH, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE. o.,...,..: I, C£NTRAL BUILOII Dear Mr. Taylor: Very many thanks tor your kind letter ot April 1 , wbicb I round upon my return here yesterday. You seem to be very active indeed. I on1y hope that you will convince the "racial groups" ot the necessit y ot making some construc tive etrort. I hAd a long talk yesterday with Sir Herbert Emerson about the private corporation, and later lunched with Mr . Warburg . They both reported that opinion in the higher financial circles here bas veered radically against the idee ot a corporation which would in any way be related to a trust in Germany. Mr. Warburg hea developed en alternative plen whicb be bas cabled to bis son in New YorkJtor expand ing the1 retugee settlement corporation. Sir Herbert is in clined t o take the view that it is useless to discuss any tull- blown corporation in the present circumstances; it would perhaps be wiser to torm a separate corporation tor each concrete project - something along the lines ot a Mes secbusetts Bey Compa ny. or cours e, with the internation al tension whet it is, everything that we ere doing seems e lit tle unreel end tlus turni sbes e pretext to our Jewish friends to beck out. I have sent Pierrepont a very strictly confidential memorandum ot my conversations in Paris and Berlin. I think that it is probably wiser not to entrust this material t o the ordinary mails, so that I shell have to depend upon Pierrepont to show you this memorand um .on your next visit to Wash i ngton. In brier, our f r iend the Senator in Paris was in one ot his most cantankerous moods, wh ile our friend in Berlin was more inclined to discuss politics than refUgees. I shell send you turtber word towards the and ot this week. With respects to Mrs . Taylor and yourself, Hon . Myron C. Taylor, 7l Broadway, ~~ New York. - c 0 p y GENERU 'S OFFICE ( Treaaury , s .w. 1. 25t h April 19 89, lly dear llyron , I haTe delayed an enawsr to your letter ot April t ho 5th , which was acknowledg ed in my absence on a o bort Easter holiday, bec a uee I hoped that I s hould have some •ore d efinite in!oraa tion to g ive y ou about progreso within a f e w dayo t han , in fact, baa been t he caee. I had in mina c ertain confidential talks whic h I had ho ped to hav e had before now with eoae or ay seni o r colleae u ee in t h e ( Cove rnae n t to conai der whet n er a nything could be done to accelor- e t c tho flow of refugeeo froa Geraany a nd arrange f or t h eir par- • a n e nt aettleaent1 bu t , owing to t he u r rific preaaure of nente upon t hea, t h oe e discusaiona have not yet taken pl ace . I bope t hat t h ey will i n the cours e of tne present we ek , Meanwbi l a 1 a a Poll will have inf ora ed y ou, be baa been to Berlin and •• I aign t bio letter ho ia on hie way t bere again, since he baa heard troa Herr Wo blthat, through an interaediary 1 tbat he wa nts to reaua e e onver- eations. Sines we l aet aot, • 7 mind, and I think t boee o f E•oraon a nd Pell , bas been moving on t h e linea t hat oven if we c a n g et no financia l a id f or t be involuntary a1gr a nta out of Garmany , or, in otber woraa , 1 ! Germa n y refuaea to allow t he a to take out any good e or money , t hereby falling back on her previous attitude , a quite poaeible contingency , we can, nev•rtheleaa , get & very larg e nu.ber I J poraanontly aottlod in countries o f oparao po pulation it r acili tioa aro Offorod by t he Oovornaonto or t hoee countriol in tho l bape or land at a r oaaonablo price . I n t Qa t coanoKion, • • a l l t bink t ha t t horo wi l l pr o ba bly bo aoro c hance ot fora 1ng tho out- od7 ol de co r poration ei t her on a gener-1 a al e or • • an ad h oc b e a Cor d ealin& with part icular aettleaent ac neaee , i f eucb e c bea nc e c an be produced on paper in outline and 1bow a re4aonabl e c ha OYer & t era o f J I&T8 O f be inc inter eet beariDI • So a oro than over I a a &nxiouo to get tho ropor te or the var 1oue aieaione of iovaoti&ation, naa oly, t hoae i nto t he poooi b111t11o of aottloa ont i n Bri Ueh Guiana, !loHnorn R.aod oaia, t ho Philippinoo and t he Dominican Republi c , I understand t hat the - Britioh Guiana report will probabl y roach ue within tho next f Or t an nisht or three • •eke, and I baYe t&~ e n a t epe to t ry and get i nteri a report troa Nort horn Rhodaoi& bef ore the end of Juno, ao i t ia al waya difficult to ''t anytbinc dono in t uguot ao everyone ia on ho liday , and J uly will be t ho laat aontb boforo t he Autua n in whi ch ono can oaaily &• t a echoao conaidorod and approved. I i aaont hope ln t ho caoo of lorthorn Rbo ~ e oi a t o bo abl e bof oro Parl hae adjourns at t be end of July t o announce t hat t he Go•ernaent t) approvod ( i f approval be poaai bl e •• a roault of t ho i ntoria repor a 1c heae o r eettl ea ent in Northern Rhodesia , and t ha t •o lu D ~ ar7 I y ot aott l era in Au s- ~ organloationa ar o eending out tbe r1rat par t uot or Soptoa bor , whicb ia an i doal ti•• tor otartinJ oporationa, •••eon Iince t he rain• c o• aence about ~h • enc ot Octobe r , tbe r ain7 being t ho period wbon cultivation takeo place . -2- co~ntry i a reaponaible, naaely. t boae in~o cbs pro j ected teh•••• in ~ h e P h1l 1pp1net and \ he Doat nican Republ1o • 111 probably alao I ~ hink t ba ~ be for a r ou la t ~ it wa a aentioned t ha~ ~ b are • • • aor e ~ c e oaaodation in t bt r eruc ea aaap . ~ l i c bborouib t b ' n c ould be tilled owing to t ba dilatorinata or t ba Oera ana in allowtns in•oluntary ainr ft nte wbo bavo Brttiab •taaa to le&•e t ho countr 7 . Pal l took t ni a a a~t e r up with He rr Yohlt bat, who axproaaad aur priaa at ~ h e ltfttl O( a ffaire, Of wb,i Ch bo a ppeared to be i JDOra nt, a nd proaitod to try a nd 1• t t hin&• rea edied . Wbon l a lt I beard about t ho aatter t here wer e no l e l a t han 400 • acancioa at Ri ch- bor ouAh wb1c b bad 4r1aan t a tbie way. Saareon Ri vea a n excel l ent a ccount or ~he retuaao eaap~in Holland a nd Balutua, and we a~l totl ~ha't when ao~tleaan~ ache• • • e tart it ia o~l 7 fair to tho aut bori~iea a nd t he •oluntarr organi- on an equality baaie with ~ h e caap at Aiohborouch. Thoug h l •~ afra i d 1~ 1• onl 1 a ra~ ho r na~ro• atr eaa, •~ill r a t uc ••• t or oo~nt r iaa of pera ~nent ae~~leaant a r e rtltarin& out or Britain and the Cont inent. tor axaa pla, a nua bar have 1one to Auatralla within the laat raw waake, a nd a row are go1ni to ape cial 1 poa1t1on• i n t ba Colonia a . Laat week, Ea ar aon , P ol l a nd I ha4 a coot1dent1al tal k with •r trtand a nC toraar pri•ate a a c ratary, Colone l Robina. • bo ia raei deat diroctor or a Charter ed Coapany ( Britiah South Africa Oo ap ~ny ) -a- " In addition to e calniatra tor or t belr • · •~ inter eata t here . welcoae aeUleaent t.el! tn.- ua t hat. t be Cl:l.•rUred Coa pu.1 e o\lld exaa pl oa or in lortbern Rbo, etla , be 4•v• ua 1oa e 1nte re at 1n~ round Joba 1n Southern ••1 I d ttorl bld AI ~ e o nnioio nl , WhO haG eonaiderabl e lbo.eai&J tolG ua tbat aoa e 1 ! or ~~ . all a en or eo r k eltber • ltb eo1nence, had ob tained peraenent or teaporary U t e . to t.boae ot the l!feai a , •1• • • • at 1 unaerau.nd , are ttroa,ly o protecl cultura l or (&Dltatione , but , o• in to t be rae ~ tbet other retuaee , bave •l r e~dy been given IUOb ~• balle t ooa pani et ~ nd o~c he e tral •• poulble \o n• to aoa e t heatre &aeri ca on te a~ o rar7 •1• -• eod a tart operatio red ot • • a~41eaoe tor t bere1 I e ao ~d t ~la£ t bef would r e aetu -·- ••~•ral a oaLha 1 r ~~ • 1 p ro4~c•4 ~b• r1~h~ ~ JP• ot ~ 1•1 · 1\ 11 q ~i~• c o oe• i~abl • ~h•\ L •1 a 1 b\ fora \ ftt a uel•u• o r' au ·c••• rYI l tper\ort Coapt07 ~our1o c \ De 1\a\et. 81ftO• rtl1 7ovra , ( Sd) &DDU . The lion. Myron Tayl o r • • -·- c 0 , t • • 1 . I )' oa ar !.ddy, in P r a~t ue . I a uo~4 b• •err ra\etul lf ~ ber e 11 aur aua , ••~lon you could aake • • \ o ~be repl7 I a ho~d a and ~be e• uDba pp7 people . So aorrr ~o \rouble you, fOt.itl overr, Tbe R~ . HoD. Earl W1n~ et\OD 1 • • ,. J ' c 0 p Pr ague, T • 18th: October 19~ 8 . Dea r S i r, The a c• bera ot ~ba Geraan Theatre in P rae~o appl1 t o you be cauee we Xnow ~ ha t you a r e deeply ooneerne4 by t.ht t.ra4ie e venLe o r our country , whi ch had to pay 1uch A pri ce t or the peace or t h •orld . ro~r epeecb n.a ebown ue t Oat. t.ne independ ent ! ngl anQ t e ela r or t he victiae or thie peace t he deapeat e yapathJ an4 baa proaiead Ut.aa hol p. • • ~now t. h~ t Jutt now a 1roo t part or the ? Opulatton or Csaoho· •lova kl ~ bee to t 1 r ht t or eoae pol aibllit.l e e t.o l ive And t ha t our plea • ••• • eaall a nd unia portant coaparod wi t h t beir a t tli c tiona. Bu t •~1 1 1 wa apply to you, Sir, b•cauae •• are eure that. be aidee t boae to whoa be l ~ auet coa e our own deat1ny , ae the doat1ny or a cv1turbl ina titutlon, d eaar va a you.r l n~ or o a t . Tho oldoat Ooraao cvl~ ~ r,l 1 ~•~1tut 1on or Boheaia , t he • c eraan Theat re in Pra'"ue• baa loot. a ~r ea t part ot it.a juetl!'icotioo by ~ be coooton or ~ b• S ude~en - ger a ao d i e tric~a . The Caecboalova kiaA Governa eot baa aooieted our aeraan T hea ~r e in Prague to aucb a n exte nt. t hat it becaae one or t he • oa t iaportaot a nd ei gn1t1c ant cultural lna titutlone in Centr kl £urope and the laat boa e or tree Ger•an d.raa a tlc art. In t. bo prea ent. aituatioG a cont.ln1aoce or t ba • bole orcanlaation l e i a poteiblo. Tbo ~ beatr e b~ • hi therto preaented opera, dra•a a nd Coa edy in t wo ~ou ae a ~nd hal b•d A per eonnol or ne arl7 400. Our plan le to obtain now oppor ~unit.i u a o: work t or SO &rt1eta or t.bil t boetre who•• l i velihood i a £ravely t brea ~oned . We do not want. L ~t d r aa a tie art whi ch baa boon developed a nd •atured b7 trad1tion ~o be destroyed . We want. ~o prooervo 4 eaoe rat1e eul ture in t ho opirit ~ roa L• • • ing to TboDaa Mann in an other eountr7. l o wiab to t ransf er our or can iaa~loo to !ncland or t o a n £n1llab Colony or Doaioion. ! bora t ho beet or our a rtltts • ould present • croaa- aection or c~ecboalo v aklan art and t olklore io t he Oer a an a nd Cs ocb l ancuaa:o • l~ h Ent;lle b u.planatlone . I n doin tS t b.le we s hould crea te a n w tor• or dra aatle art , wbile at t ho aaae ~ l a o cultivating t be rree l l~or a tura or t he worl d . Alter aoae • blle t boaa becinnioga • oul• be d eveloped i n t ho Encllab languac • • Our tteta 18 for ua a ore t han a na tive land l n ~ bo utual • ~ nee . lt i t a t holtor r or troedoa ot ~ b ou,b t and or oxpreaaion, or nua anlt7 a od true daa ocracy which stood alone in tbe hour of do cieion. t oday , t hia lapovariahod •~ • t • no l onc ar baa ~ be a eana o! aaai a~i n ~ ~be oul~u7al po•••••1ona or ~he Oaraan ainor i~ y wnich t~s baco• • ao •••11. I a d oaocra~1c Geraan ar~ia\a • 1• ~ ~ heret ore to r elieve our •~•~• end ~o bear wi~ n eaa ab ro ~u of \ na ni gn cul tural l aval of our native land. Tb1a 1a our plan. I n do e p o a~ conriciance we apply \ o )'OU a nd all 1pulteu or t. he 1ndep1ndent Bnsland. Do !talp uaJ tlelp ue to build up a na• artistic and aatarial axietancal We beg you to put ~ n1e prop01al boCora a uthoritative quarter• and to aupport our appl1cat1one tor parata aion t o ant.er &n&land and ~o rea ain a nd to work there., a nd alao tor t he a eana to eo.ablo ua to a at e t he Jounar and t.o cover t he tiret weeka. !ngland 1a a eneroli ty bel st•en aanctuarJ alreadJ to a anJ repre eentati•eo or the Gora an inttll• ctual l i fe . L•t !n, l and r i ve ue too the poae1b1l1t7 ~o continue our arti s tic • ork in any coun~r r ot Gr••t B r1~•1n . We are., Sir., KE N.UO J,I ORDO ' S\.a'l( ••._rch.lteo t. Pleaaa a nswer tot Ren•~o )l(ordo , Kudnect:a 41 Pr aaue XI , O. S. R. - c 0 ~ o a e Ott1ce, p ft • • • ~ . T Dear Sir r D e par ~- can i aa~i on or ~ la In oonl tqu.noe o r ~ b e recent r e-or Noa e Secr t ~ t ry , • • At t ittan ~ to \ be &tt ,ched ~ o \be ~o a t Ottice October n 4 to t our l e tter ot t he 2let ana I • • ~he retore repl7l e n or Toynbee e oe Depart a ent t h e Ward at t he eu•1••tion ot t he A~ i n 11 aleo 1 ntereettd in t he po1ltio Hal l , Dr. J. J. Mallon, • ho Truateea ot Dar people, hat a pproac hed t he or ~hete un(ortvnAtt whether t h17 , i n order to aecertain tin g ton Hall , Totnee , ~• •o n t. We ha•• not yet otter tbeae Gara aca a boa • o~d e prepared t o rt 1 • ill 1 11 an7thin1 definite to repo but a a aoon •• tbert 11 to you . t hat a r u r t her l etter i t cent (6d) T. U. WILLI AKSON . K. C., ¥.P . The Alcbt Aon . Antnon7 Id ea , r I Treasury, s.w. 1. 26 th April 1939. Lly dear l.lyron, I have del ayed an answer to your letter of April t he 5th, which was acknowledged in my absence on a short Easter holiday, bee a use I hoped t hat I should have some more defi nite i nformation to give y ou about e progress within a few days than, in fact, has been the case. I had in mind certain confi dential talks which I had hoped to have had before now with some of 11\Y senior colleagues in the Governmen t to consider whether anything coulc! be done to accelerate the flolf of r efugees f rom Germany and arrange f or t heir permanent settlement, but, owing to t he t errific pressure of events upon them, t hese discussions !-.ave not yet taken place. I hope that t hey will in the course of t he present week. Meanv1hile, as Pell will have informed you, he has been to Berlin and as I si gn this letter he is on his way there again, since he The Hon. Myron Taylor . /has r 2. has hearo from Herr Wohlthat , through an i ntermediary, t hat he wants to resume conversations. Since we last met , my mi nd, and I think t hose of Dnerson and Pell, has been moving on t he lines that even i f VIe can get no financi al aid for the involuntary migrant s out of Germany , or, in other words, if Germany reftffies to al l ow them to take out any goods or money, thereby falling back on her previous attitude, a quite possible contingency , we can, neverthel ess, get a very large number permanently settled in countries of spar se • population if facilities ar e offer ed by the Governments of t hose countries in t he shape of l and at a retsonable price. In t hat connexion, we all think tha t there will probably be more chance of formi ng the outside corporation either on a general basi s or as an ad hoc body for dealing with particular settlement schemes, if such schemes can be produced on paper in outline eoo show a reasonable chance over a term of year s of being i nt er est bearing. So more than ever I am anxious to get the ' reports of the various missions of investigation, namely, those into the possibilities of settlement i n British /Guie.na ' 3. Guiana, Nor thern Rhodesi a, the Philippines and the Dominican Republic. I understand that the Br itish Guiana report will probably reach us within the next fortnight or three weeks, and I have taken steps to try and get an interim report from Northern Rhodesia before the end of June, as it is always difficult to get aey thing done in August as everyone is on holiday, and July will be the last month oefore the Aut\ll:ln in which one can easily get a scheme considered and approved . I hope in the case of Northern Rhodesia to be able before ( Parliement adjourns at the end of July to announce t ha t the Government has approved (if approval be possible as a result of the interim r eport) a scheme of settlement in Northern Rhodesia, and that voluntar-.t organisations are sending out the first party of settlers in August or September, vthich i s an ideal time f or startine operations, since the rains commence about the end of October, the raiey season being the period when cultivation takes place. Pell tells me that the two i nvestigations f or • which your country i s responsible, namely, t hose i nto the projected schemes in the Philippines and the Domi nican /Republic - 4. Republic, will probablY also be available during the Summer . I think that before you left it was mentioned t hat there was ffiOre accommodation i n the ref4gee camp at Richborough than could be filled owing to the dilatori ness of t he Germans in allowing involuntary migrants who have British visas to leave the country. Pell took this matter up with Herr Vlohlthat, who expressed surprise at the state of affai r s, of which he appear ed to be ( i gnorant , and promised to try and get things remedied. \',hen last I heard about the matter t here were no less than 400 vacancies at Richboro4gh which had ari sen in this way. Emerzon gives an excellent account of t he refugee camps in Holland and BelgilJll, and ITe all feel that ,;hen settlement schemes start it is onlY fair to t he author ities and t he voluntary organisa tions in t.hese tYIO countries to take settlers from these camps on an equali ty basis with the camp at Richoorough. Though I am af raid it i s onlY a rather narrow s tream, still refugees for countries of permanent settlement are filtering out of Britain and the /Continent 1 , 5. Continent. For example, a number ha ve g one to ing Australia within the last few weeks, and a few are go to special positions i n the Colonies. Last week, &nerson, Fell and I had a confidential talk with my friend and former private of a secretary, Colonel Robins, who i s resident di rector Chartered Compaqy (British South Africa Company ) in the Southern and NorUlern Rhodesia, that i s to say, he i s administrator of their vast i nt erest s there. In d ( addition to t elli ng us t hat the Chartered Company woul ome welcome settl ement in Northern Rhodesia, he gave us s interesting examples of refugees, some Czechs and some from Geroaqy , all of them men who may be described as he t echnicians, who had found jobs in Southern Rhodesia ; told us that some 12 or 15, all men of considerable her eminence, had ootained permanent or temporary work eit with the Government , the Chartered Company or private business organisations. Notwi thstanding the conti nued di sorder i n Palestine, German refugees are still going there each • month in considerable quantities. I enclose a c opy of correspondence which I had /as .- 6. as long ago as last October with Anthony Ede n. I replied that I would see what could oe done. Since t hen, efforts have been made to find an opening for the members of t he German Theatre in Prague, whose views, as I understand, are strongly opposed to those of the Nazis, but , owi ng to the fact t ha t other ref~ee cultural organisations, such as ballet coopanies and orchestras, ha ve already been given facilities to work i n this country , it has not been possible to f it them i n. No doubt your refugee orga nisations in America will know all G I about t he matter, but I mention t he case to you in the hope that t here might be a p ossi bili ty of allowing them to enter America on temporary visas and start operations in sooe theatre there; I should think they would be assured of an audience for several months if they prod uced the right type of play. It is q uite concei v able that they mi gh t form the nucleus of a successful Repertory Company touring the States. £ 4 Y~ [";II t- / C 0 P Y. , 17 Fit.zhardinge Street , \~ . 1. 21st October 1938. My dear Eddy , I enclose herewith a r ema rkable l etter which I have bad from the members of the Germa n Theatre in Pr ague. It is indeed a heart-breaki ng story tha t they to know , tell. At the same ti~e I am quite a t a loss how to answer them. I believe tha t some Germa ns from Czechoslovakia ow are to be adl:ti tted into t.t.is country, but I do not kn on whet conditions. I should be very grat eful if there is arv suggestion you c ould make as to the r eply I should send t hese unhappy people. So sor ry to trouble you, Yours ever, , (Signed) ANTHONY EDEN. The Rt . hon. Ea rl Winterton, 1.1 . P. C 0 P Y. Prague, • 18t h October 1938. Dear Sir, The member s of t.l.e Gen1an Theatre i n Prague apply to you because we know t ha t you ar e deeply concerned by t he t r agi c e vent s of our country, whicl: had to pay such a p rice f or the peace of tr.e v.orld. Your speech has shown us t ha t t he independent Engl and feels for the vict ims of this peace the deepest sympa t hy and has p romi sed them r.elp. We know that just now a g r ea t part of t he population of Czechoslovaki « i.as to fight for sooe possibilities to live and t ha t our plea seems smal l and unimportant compa r ed with t heir af f lictions. But s til l we appl:t to you, Sir, because we are sure tha t. besides those to Vlhom help mus t. come our own destiny , as t he desti ny of a c ult ural ins titution, deserves your i nt eresL The oldest Geroan cult.ural i nstitution of Bohemi a , the " Ge~nan Thea tre in Prague" has lost a g r eat part of its j usti f i cation oy t he cession of t he Sudeten- • german districts . The Czechoslovaki an Gover nment has / assi sted 2. assisted our German Theatre in Prague to such an extent tha t it became one of the most important and significant cultural i nsti tutions in Central Europe and the last home of free Ger111an dramatic art. In t he present situation a continuance or" the whole organi sation i s i mpossi !>le. The theatre has hitherto presented opera, drama and c001edy in two houses and has had a personnel of nearly 400. Our plan i s to obtai n new opportunities of • work for 30 artists of thi s theatre whose livelihood is gravely threatened. We do not 1vant the dramatic art which has oeen developed and me tured by tradition to be destroyed. Yle want to preserve democra tic culture in the spirit from Lessing to Thomas Mann in an other country. Y:e wish to transfer our organise tion to England or to an English Cololl}· or Domi nion. There the best of our artiste would present a cross-sec tion of Czechoslovakian art and folklore in the Geroan and Czech language with EQ8lish explanations. In doi:lg this we should create a new fonn of drru:latic art, while at the same time cultivating the free literature of the world. /After I I ' 3. After some while these beginnings would be developed in the English language. Our state is for us lllore than a native l and in the usual sense. It is a shelter for f r eedocn of thought and of expression, of hu:nani t.y and true democr acy which stood alone in t he hour of decision. Today , thi s i!!!poverished state no longer has the llleans of assisti ng lhe cultural possessions of the Gerlllan lllinority which has beco.u so slll8ll. T! e democr atic (t German artists wish ther efore to t•elieve our .sLate and to bear wi tness abroad of the high cult ural l evel of our native land. Thi s i s our plan. In deepest confi dence we apply to you and all speakers of the i ndependent England. Do help us! Help us to build up a new ar tist ic nod llla t eri al existence! Ve beg you to put this proposal before authoritative quarter s and to support our appli cations f or permission to ent er England nnd lo rel!Ulin and lo ..ork t here, and also for ( the means lo enabl e us lo lllBke the journey and to cover the firs t weeks . /Engl and's I I 4. I Eneland' s generosi~ has given ssnctucry already to many representotives of t he Gennan intellectual life. Let EJlllland give us too t he possibili ty to continue our artistic work in any I countr-1 of Greet Britoin. We are, Sir, I Yours very truly, / REIIATO I.LORJX). ? ? • Stage-maneger. Actors . Stage-archi teet. Please answer to: Rena to ~ordo , llusinecka 4 Prague XI, ~ . S . R . ( J ' I I Home Office, s. "'· 1. 21st N ovec~ber 1938. r • Dear Sir, ( In consequence of the recent re-organisat ion of this Department, Lord Wi nterton, as you probablY know, has now ceased to be attached to the Home Office as Assistant to the home Secretal'"J, and I wn therefore repJ.:Iing to your letter of t he 21st October with which you for-warded the encl osed l etter from the members of t he German Theatre in Pr ague. I have 01ade enquiries into this matter and I understand that at the suggestion of the Aliens Department the Warden of Toynbee Rall, Dr. J . J. Mallon, Ylho is also int erested in the position of these unfortunate poeple, has approached the Trustees of Dort ington Hall, Totnes, Devon, in order to ascer tain whether they would be prepared to offer these Ger01ans a home. 7/e have not yet been inforllled of the Trustees ' (. respoose to Dr. Mallon' s enquiry, but as soon as there /ie The Right Hon. Antho ~ Eden, M. C., ~. P. I ' , i s an,ythina definHe to report I will see that a further letter is sent to you. Yours faithfully, (Signed) T. B. ' IWAJISOII. Private Secretary . •