Messersmith, G.S., Havana. To Raymond H. Geist, Washington., 1940 May 29

Acknowledges Geist's letter from Charleston; Geist's speaking tour good for Department; important to establish contact with business men in various parts of country; sent Geist copy of letter to [Thomas Lafayette] Hughes concerning Buenos Aires organization; supposes one should reserve judgment on King Leopold; is convinced he acted under false promises from Germany and influenced by his German mother; is serious blow for France and England; Italy seems poised,ready to strike; trying to impress on friends at home necessity for rapid material armament and suppression of moral sabotage and defeatism; Germans say they have no objectives with respect to U.S., but they say nothing about the rest of the hemisphere.