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Scope and Contents Walther Funk, German Minister of Economy, reported to have declared in Istanbul that Germany was negotiating with U.S. for conclusion commercial treaty; purpose of Funk's visit to Turkey was to extend credit of $60,000,000 for Turkish purchases in Germany; offer probably made to counteract impression made several months ago when Britain extended $80,000,000 credit to Turkey that Turkey had been brought into the British camp; official of German Foreign Office reported to have doubts that...

Scope and Contents (Last page or pages missing). Intergovernmental Refugee Committee a mistake; should have helped present League Commission rather than set up separate organization; [Myron] Taylor a tower of strength; wants to help refugees, but realizes refugee problem must not be used as a pawn in the game of economic negotiations; [George] Rublee, director of the Committee, a great lawyer, but not interested in U.S. economic policy; Rublee would like to get the job done and come home, using whatever means...

Scope and Contents With wife, had two weeks on Cape Cod in July; since return has worked twelve to fourteen hours a day, but heälth stays good; many changes for better made in organization of State Dept.; election tomorrow and probable loss of some Democratic seats in Congress; rift between government and business is narrowing; business unquestionably improving; disappointed in policy of appeasement practiced by England and France; maintenance of British Empire important to U.S.; Anglo-American cooperation has...

Scope and Contents Additions to Berlin staff unnecessary this year; visa department functioning with greater proficiency under [Hallick Lovejoy] Rose; at Stuttgart consulate almost whole staff working on visas; expects to relieve pressure there by taking quota numbers away and increasing issuing volume at Berlin; work on Blucher Palace will be completed by March 1 and establishment will be installed by end of month; the building not a "makeshift," but one to be proud of; cheap marks bought from German...

Scope and Contents Dined with Patterson at his home and is now convinced Patterson's opposition to proposed consolidation of Foreign Services was due to lack of understanding; when it was explained to him that the measure was a necessary one, that commercial and economic reporting would continue, and that the Commerce Dept. would be strengthened rather than weakened, he seemed more favorable to the idea; gathered from Patterson that Secretary [Daniel C.] Roper is unalterably opposed; thinks it means loss of...

Scope and Contents Answers questions raised in Wheeler's memorandum of Oct. 24 with respect to proposed merger of Foreign Services; funds for maintenance of Unified Foreign Service should be requested by State Dept. in its budget; funds for disseminating in this country agricultural information received from the field should be asked for by Dept. of Agriculture in its budget; adequate personnel will be provided by transferring present Foreign Agricultural officers to Dept. of State; continuation of...

Scope and Contents President realizes need for consolidation of Foreign Services of Commerce and Agriculture into that of State Dept.; existing situation causes friction among officers and reduces usefulness; Foreign officers of Commerce and Agriculture approve consolidation; commodity reporting remains important, and trade promotion must continue, but major problem is keeping open channels of trade which involves negotiation with governments; legislation to provide for consolidation should be prepared for...

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Enclosure: See No. 1073. Memorandum transmitting copy of letter from Central European correspondent [M. W. Fodor] to editor of a leading newspaper commenting on Hungarian situation; copies to the Secretary [Cordell Hull] and Undersecretary [Sumner Welles].

Scope and Contents Enclosed with No. 1072. In Budapest recently and talked with Tibor Eckhardt; German pressure on Hungary great; Hungarians wish to remain neutral; regent, Nicholas Horthy, Nazi sympathizer; Germans subsidizing Hungarian peasants to gain their support; Nazis promise land to landless, business to Gentiles by eliminating Jews, reduction of taxes to capitalists; Hungarian Nazis broken into factions; leaders incapable and unscrupulous; Premier Darányi and Foreign Minister von Kánya know friendship...

Scope and Contents Truce of Munich a poor one; German objectives unchanged; Germany needs greater economic freedom and would like to negotiate with U.S. and Britain to gain it; but on her own terms; no use negotiating when there is no chance of success; [Cordell] Hull made speech at National Foreign Trade Council Meeting replying to those who felt change in economic policy necessary as result of Munich Agreement; hoped to go to Europe next summer, but can make no plans; reorganization [of State Dept.] only...

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In view of wholesale arrests, plundering, and terrorizing of innocent people in Germany during last few days, suggests calling Ambassador [Hugh R.] Wilson from Berlin for "consultation"; believes it can do no harm and may have salutary effect.

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Orders Ambassador [Hugh R. Wilson] to the U.S. on first available non-German ship; he is to say at the German Foreign Office that his orders are to report to Washington for consultation.

Scope and Contents Concerned over political reporting from Vienna; discussed matter with [Joseph] Flack in European Division who agreed there had been let-up in reporting from Vienna and that the Consulate there was not following channels; consulate should report to Embassy at least once a week; should not be prohibited from communicating directly with Department, but copies of all communications should be forwarded to Embassy; not sure of [John Heath] Morgan's good judgment; reporting from Vienna still...

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Vienna as important as any consular establishment in Germany; essential that Embassy in Berlin be informed of what happens in Austria; copy of all letters to Embassy should be forwarded to Department; when occasion arises for consular officer to direct a despatch directly to Department, copy should be sent to Embassy; duty of reporting may be delegated to one of the consular officers.

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1 col., mounted. Ambassador Hugh Wilson not likely to return to Germany soon; reason for Wilson's "reporting" trip to Washington Reich activities in South America as well as persecution of Jews in Germany; 500,000 Jews still living in Germany; few countries willing to admit them because of present state of economy; anti-Semitism growing in Europe; some countries, such as Italy, merely following Germany's example.

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1 col., mounted. President's prompt action in recalling Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson from Berlin approved by whole nation; most drastic manner code of diplomacy permits of rebuking Hitler regime for persecution of Jews; European democracies, no less incensed than U.S., may be encouraged to consider similar measures.

Scope and Contents 3 cols., mounted. Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson ordered to Washington for reports and consultation; recall was U.S. government's method of registering protest against recent outbursts of Nazi persecution of innocent people; diplomatic relations not officially broken; business of Embassy in Berlin will be conducted by a Chargé d'Affaires for indefinite period; if Nazi's take hint, German Ambassador to U.S. may be recalled; treatment of German nationals within German boundaries not usually subject...

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Question of improving and strengthening machinery of government for conduct of foreign relations receiving careful study by President and departments concerned; no thought of curtailing any services government renders to business, but rather of strengthening them.

Scope and Contents Spent week in New York resting and attending theatre; British and Canadian trade agreements signed; Chamberlain not anxious to sign British agreement, but forced to or forsake Anglo-American relations; Ambassador [Hugh R. Wilson] called home from Berlin, and Germany retaliates by recalling their own; British and French will not grant belligerant rights to Franco now; Franco regime in Spain would be disastrous; Catholics in U.S. now realize they made mistake in backing Franco; news from...

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The Foreign Commerce Service. Summary

Scope and Contents Sending letter by Avra Warren; Warren going on inspection trip; some officers in Europe too lax in granting visitor's visas; once an alien is in U.S. on visitor's visa he cannot be thrown out if he has nowhere to go; cannot change immigration laws; a Foreign Service officer should follow regulations whatever his personal views may be; strength of present regime in Germany may not be as great as we are led to believe; Germany makes such a display of her power that it may be difficult for...

Scope and Contents p. 4 autograph. Passed Messersmith's message to Baron Egon Berger-Waldenegg; he is grateful for Messersmith's efforts in his behalf; his prospects bright, though unable yet to find employment; among Italian friends impression is that "Mussolini has sold himself down the river to our friends up North;"an Italian friend in Foreign Office said, "We did not have a Jewish problem in Italy until the government decided to create one"; U.S. is Public Enemy No. 1 with Italian government; government...

Scope and Contents Enclosed with No. 1143. In X's view any attempt to impose political systems of Western world on Balkan states would prove disastrous; Hitler, making such attempt, may "get his fingers burned"; Western Europe should limit its interest in this area to economic assistance and development; Bulgaria in strongest position with 80 percent of population engaged in agriculture; industrialization in Rumania too rapid because of high percent of illiteracy; Germany has arranged to buy wheat from these...

Scope and Contents Director [George Rublee, of Intergovernmental Refugee Committee] should not come to Germany himself, but send Assistant Director, Robert Pell, who could come without attracting attention of press and investigate possibilities of financial arrangement [for evacuation of refugees]; situation seems hopeless; Nazis intend to annihilate Jews and slight chance of cooperation from them; haste needed, before plight of Jews becomes so desperate they are beyond help, but caution also necessary; German...

Scope and Contents Changing world conditions make imperative consolidation of Foreign Services under State Dept.; former methods of trade promotion no longer effective; problem today one of keeping channels of trade open, which involves agreements between governments, and by law, only State Dept. officers are authorized to deal with foreign governments; President approves plan for consolidation; State Dept. and Agriculture Dept. in complete accord; believes 9 out of 10 Commercial Attachés and trade...