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Dear Mr . Myron Taylor,

FOReiGN OFFICE, S.W. l .

lOth Febr uary, 1939.

As Lord Winterton explained to you, he has to

leave town early i n the afternoon to-day , and in his

absence he has asked me to send you, for your confidential

i nformation, the enclosed s t atement of the view which

he would propose to express on the progr amme drawn up

between Mr . Rublee and Herr Wohltat.

Lord Winterton has asked me to say that although,

as he explained, he could not bind himself to vary the

terms of this memorandum, he would be very glad to receive

your observations on it , and would , of course , be ready

to consi der any suggestions you might wish to make .

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Mtlpltn4ue.

His llaJesty's OoYel'nlllent in tbe Uhite<! Kingdom talte note

or the results or t he COnYersations between Mr . Rublee and the

Oorman Ooverncent, and , subJect to their existing l aws and

practices, are prepared to take their part in rae111tat1ng

tbs order~ execution or a procraue or em1crat1on. His

Majesty's Go..ernment point out that it increased transfer

raeil1t1es can be c rante<!, the oraanteati on or eaigration rill

be expedited. They consider it desirable that tba contact

established with the Geraan authori ties should be .aintained.

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THE HONOURABLE KTROH 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 Att lee, 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!ae 1 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 , Se nor C••hr Montero Detly, Mon sieur Leon De Foy, KonJ1eur De Uattoa , Jonkheer t . Teixeira De Negri, Senor Gust•vo Ludera De Wa tteville-Ber ckboi• , 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 Rive r• J ohneon, Mr . Her schel Kill•aoo, Mr . o. c . Le Breton, H. £ . Senor To• aa A. E.Lnder, llr . Lobo , Senor He l lo ~akins, 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 . Si nclaSr, R~ . Hon . Sir Arohlb•ld , 8~ . , M.P. Sol~r , Senor Ga briel Suart a Taylor , The Han. ~.yron Vldela, Se nor Huaber~o Vieira , St nor Kilton Ce1ar de Wa&ualin Von Har\aanadortt, lon1ieur A l aley, Mr . S . D. Winterton, at . Hoa. !arl, M.P. Zalduablde , Senor Pallaras

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Dear Mr . Taylor,

Tr easury Chambers ,

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15th Febr uary , 1939.

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 .

Myron Taylor Clar idge ' s Hotel,

Brook Str eet, W. l.

Yours s incerely,

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~onEioer Refucee tevelo,~ents- -The pnl~ti1l scttin~ of tho recent Q~ oting

in P1ri~ ,t w~ich G~orJe Ru bl ec , Ao~ric~n dir~ctor of tne Int ~rn~ti~n~l

Refu~ee Buro~u , report ed o n •lis n~cotiftt iono wi th Nazi offic i ~l£ ral~tiv~

to the re~ov~l of Jews fron Germany . Left to right : Ur . Rubl6o 1 Uyro n C.

T~ylor 3nd Lora tinterton , vice-ch~irQan 'nd ch~irQan , rerpectivel~ of

the inter~overnQent~l r efuloe booy ; Fre nch forei1n Uinist• r Geor5e Bonnet ,

wbo presiLod ; ~ . Cnrac~no , Ar~enti ne Ambussador to France ; 1 . Hlio Lobo ,

Br11zil i '\n Am hassaaor to rr !1nce ; 'lnd Henri Der,;nt,;er , not tJd Fr e nch diplom,t ."

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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<H to Fronttt: 411d Hanro 8erenqor ,oted Ftel'lch d1plomnt.

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Tna.nlt you so much for yo•_tr letter , a na also for

the oook Vlhich you sent ~e , and which I forgot to t hank

"OU fo r oefore .

I can truthfully nnd nonest ly say tfu~t I mise you

t nd Geor ge Rublee very much indeed .

I propose to send you , from tiLe t o ti~e , an account

of the ~regress of t ne ~ork of the Committee . One or

two irrit~;.ting " hold- ups" have occurr ed since you left ,

but we are trying to get tnem ri~h t .

One ooncrrns furt her t a lks with r epresentatives of

t ne Reich, and the other the investigation of a Settlement

Scheme in northern Rhodes i a, but I think thu.t t nis i s a.

CGs e more of misunderstanding tnan of anythi ng else .

Cyron Tuylor Esq ., LL B dit• , Via Boooaocio lln , Florence .

Your s sincerely ,

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE.

Ma. OF:OROR RUIIUUt.

I , CENTRAL BUILDINGS,

WESTMINSTER,

i..yron C . Taylor ~sq . , Villa Sohifa;.eia , 115 , ViL Boccacc1o , Florence . Italy .

;)ear . r . Taylor ,

LONDON, S.W. I ,

Februury 25th l9J3 .

I enclose o. copy of e letter \'thi cn I am mailinr, todey to r ierre .... ont •:offat at the Stat_ Department . I have 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 fa vourable cirour.stances , and he sooke very l'tE.rCllJ of your cree t courtes;r to him in the las t 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:portt ion , 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~oughly ,

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<aful I am to you for your backing ond support and a ppreciative of the splendid work

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v 1o you eccoaplia~ed c1urln'"' ~our t ftl" ne:<a atr:j' h~e . It •e. a vo ':l k1n(f ot 7ou 1cdoe4 to erronro tho t1. neno1e:. e t .. u a •1 t. r . nublet . 1 st..e.L. ,; eer 11 o erui ocoount1u 'nd •111 ooe t. .at any aoney wbtol1 1• ..... t la • u t to ..,ror1 t6ble uoe .

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 rrooon t. ny ras~cts to re . Ta.ylor ond r.o..;; t.het. 'rheol~ aon11tJ .or love .

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loy P1orropon~ 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\arton a tbo 7Te••Ul7· In thia 7 , eur nr•oua efforta rill be ooor41natM. rho aepar tlo. bat••• ttw two orf:ll!n1M­Uo1~ •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\1oe 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 . .ho t 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~14 lH ..a1n.\a1atd . Tou wlll reo•ll tb.at. th&J aa1d tlrat ot &11 \be\. tbe oout.aot oboul4 l>a •o1Mo1no~ tt.ro\lil)l ol.bllba"" 1D Lon4ou . Tbo n •lley N14 \t'.at D•r~l'lllllll would •• •• aM reoalve r . Rubl•'•

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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~1int"ont 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 rU n • • .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 CtJroa flt. l111v 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~rlua .

on tbo r.ett lo.: o o to tor i:1 le

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nt o1de 1 ~1r or ort • 4 ~ eat do•n ou ,. l.a. or Clft"~"&l • 3-eurln ln J'\lnd tl.o • a;-.ectrlot:.'tlon tl.ot l! ,uto "' o r ..aa 1 4 t- r1o4 or tro-. th.re t.o r1 • ye..ra , 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 • Hkol l hOO•l t.h t. U1o pro• ont ou tflow 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.d oa ot •otU ont •111 not e:ndt \.18 to o .rr;J u1 t. • ayato ot at rloL nel otton, bit ~~ lt a be o rl 1 t.o ~~ • eome pro e:"a l n tt le dl ·ect1on., c.ot~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;

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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<lal Motnoran4W1'' ;

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 e a ot 1& and 4& .

Thia l"'•}uaat tor .:.n.torma tlon wu olroulatac1 to the ~b&a111a or LeeDtlona ot tbe aettloaan\ oount rloa , a leo to t b.a .t.uatraUan lllcb .:OI!ID1oa1on ao.4 ~o t he l'alut1M Agenoy , yooter4AIJ' , H Io Wl4orotoo4 t bot I ohoul4 ~rln& tbo tbroo

~~eatlone to your att ent.lon, tor auob aotlon aa t he ~~r~nt. 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 bl a weak , tt.t la, 1n41. oo<iy nrougb <ho &rhlob ll'oro!Sil t.t Uoo , Rondoll, ohle t ot \.he rorel~n Yt tloe Loaguo aaotlo n , lotor:aed. c o laa t lll gb.t tba'L, rollowlns ~r . Taylor'• oiO...D•e raoUon with ~1r C.Orrr.e •~ouneey , lntormal aoun41nga were m.ada at Wabon •• to whether \he Jortuguoea Oo•ornment would be lnte raet.od ln oolleborut lnr in tho ottort.a now be lnr ae.d.e t o eatabllah 1n¥olunury •lrrenta t l'Oil Carnta ny in p l eoea ot ut. 'tl CPt nt. The ?ortuauo•• Govornrnon1 hue ropliod lnrormall¥ through \ho Br1t1oh ~baooy a t L1abon tha t it would not be 41apoae4 to oollaborbte l n thla aonao and •peoltloally that it woul4 not be wll l ln t? o»•" up the Jortup:uuao ooloniel tor the eo ttltmon t ot 11d 1'&ntl r r aa CaMan,r . ,ll Brlt.lah add t hat the y ca n do nothlif. re end tuel t.ba lt would. be a on-eat lllat.a e \0 t'tlll the or tuPU •• tur~ or o thla ett r.

The only other 4 YllDJCI "It. ot eor aot dur i 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 wi th !'de a ttorta \o brln£ tbo C~l~t.ae and the ~•~a author lttae tnto oont1 ot . ou will reo aU U;.0t r . HUbl .. Y~<a pr aanh·4 to Oodlu11 bJ alit , ot the t? Oaaury, at the ,r•••~r7. r . ubt. e did DOt

-. -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

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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 a lready 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 a t 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.

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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 mee ting 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 a t 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 .

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!dy wife j oins me in sendill!! our kindest

regards to your wife .

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE.

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Denr a.=r . Tay lor:

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I eno1oeo a copy or a contidont i al =•orandun or =Y oonver .. tlon 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 outs ide eh811 oome into bei"i etloultoneoualy, that 1a, thet the prlYete corporation oo tb• outelde an4 the trust on t h 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 appoint­ment 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 Winter­ton 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 shal l have ao.aetbing to show you 70u co~ to Lon­don .

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 , Tay­lor .

Bon. llyron C. Taylor, Aaerlcau Eabeaa7,

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1. I kept \bo appolA~ 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 .

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

\OXL W I &I tollo-a:-4 vD r r. ohlt.h t:

r ro 1o4. ~· full

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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~1cr1oa or t he Unl\ d ~tuLOI 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:, ~ouado 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 .;.oo. 1J 1 lan.r.. • , J .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 1no l u4o4 ln t re

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wv 1\J ndo t.

rotlon to 1!'1)1' whl oh you ar.ro~d ocU.un un.llo rollr

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r.onol ruaone, L~ ~ lt t a •' \ le

4 ~0 llfYI &I ln ~ Vloo• lrlolor

r •Dd l=ldOJ'!-.1 en\

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cunvflr t l •Ol r:u th t t.he e1"o ro 'frht t.••· r octtne:tl took :tlaoe

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l\ald · t .el Q!)e 1Q..!: •h:.a ut. an,. otbor 1At.•n~c4\ar1aa .

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f'nd c..ont v ntnrt ,n u >OU lilY r• turn to uDDd.JD end w ul.d co> uD..loate

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t 'roooed .

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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\

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wl loh ••• rtt)l i n \he Ccn:.lt t oo ' a oonu•ol. l ad o4 t.t .. " r .

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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~ot. h.la

1 • ot.1oe an4 \tat. to b1a v~~1 n1no a regret and ot r

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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.~ \ • ·

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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 .. '•

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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

C<x::ol\tOI and t'be Lee~ '"'• ! ~lo lo •• I pera,Ml OM Ia

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.,lr J'e r bert, Uaat. tbe ~ltt.ee D4 tte Cc:a la•l n r•alD

oep.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•a t

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

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..\

th&~ L 'lOY rll.!' ent. WLI not a "~

~.u••t.lon or t hu J.oaauo ot !.o.t.lona or l.hu ····~·. t.h ' tho

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 rt~11<

• a ot roqut

• on \he ~.~A alde •• long a ~tr erbart.

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<ll Uo . • t lt •l or to u .l 1 , lt •

ex 1 n t\on • a no ~td, t t. 1 •rb rt a my Jrlac lpol

• o l Ooorln •Ge hla .

r•rlnu lrwjl• tu o a to 4:Lher .

1~ . ~\. t.t.le l'Olll.t. 1 r 1a

••• w a no nea4 tQr the

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 Jatltlo , 1a \he ~arrlb 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

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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

l11~~,~lwHc ry esl r h\a troa r

Url U1~ Oulan' . J an14 \.II \ the

1 · ... ol ad. t.b.e c: • or

r Saau CCIIIIIJ .. t on h.' d.

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

o• t

d ttt lh

rile I I

a rrorta 0 U1 ~O"&tl Hat t.o br1n oert e1n

•• 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 a d to

cor t~n

• t 1 tor t ta pr.: otlcr

ot1on or th •• poa 11 ln \ td

~ :o la or nnleLtlo~ 1 ;ena D1

• he r r n

'' rmeT" a odo

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

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cU4 n..~t ktww at roolu.al y tb.l •uUArl J. • C-'luld. do to pu.t o

lho7 could to o bn4 he wou~4 o uoe •, GU1 l e e 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 ~ aeo ~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'&·

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.l trate • ce r t.a l a n\ablr -

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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 alternt~U•• but t.o oo.nUnue t.b.o

pr •o t 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~roJoo te . l r«'tel"letd t.luJ. lt oe ·ll t rloul t. t.c.

reounoll th1e obvl~un neoeael~ 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 otto rta

which wer• bo1nr. .nde to oop+J •1 Lt-.. t.ha alt~tlon by tho orov Uon

o r oa« a, oto . an4 ~~baa1ae4 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 at~ t•4 tbut lr th• r ato or ~=1Cr4tlon 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\. ord erly 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 tr~.<nk a}t'l"• kin 1 that hl a ov Joc t ••e to rind n e,; ne

or 1nt.rc.oduclu ordt r lnto tho o"'lgrf.'ltlon t.nd t.hot bo would aoo

vtw.t JIIJ.·.ht bo dono to il:JproYo axlotln conditions o.l th u tJ_ ho

could. Jlt l no cor::tit.l!lont. at. t.ble ~11lt .

1;:! . fho oonvurnot lon 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..

I ac,l d tbbt obYiou.aly o.a an Aaerloa o offlolal 1 oould no t d hul

wi~b the 8~1t1ah J~auo . I und ra~oo4 bo• vel that aame et rort

ha4 beoa ~e4e to expl al o the poa1~1oo to the •noh etor Cuurdlen ..

but without any e nr reolablo r eault . Wnhl t.h•t t.h ,.-n tn"'~ t • • u.

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wl t h the .t.aeoo1e,•4 l 'rea ot .,. erloa wbloh h d aent out a

ll\mber Of NPQT\1 ill NCII I I •hJc .. r. {-atant ly t 1... J

•14 ~bot 1 bA tol~td wl•h •h• -.eool ~ol Jr••• en botb la

LO·\dua a ln terUn M .S 1 U1Du ""ht. t t • al t \loa WV\&ld

t. rove . Joblthnt aaid that he bad tho lapreaalon tTOa

hla roc;dlnt· or Ya.rlou rUcl a 1Q he ...or loa 4 Brlt. eh

rro~• ttt\ they ~u•' baTo beon YTlt~ wltn a tull kno•le4ce

ot 11ha\. C. he oontl411ltlal •.or .1\lU. COtU.alM4. 1 po1Dte4 OU.\

tt.i,t. tbe _. re1 d\l"l b.ad b .. n d l e Lr lbl. t.od. \0 t.ho rtt· r alftt li U Y\le

or u.ora t.hbn thlrt.t ;oy r .aen.ta , tlwi\ I would. b e au.rpr1to4

lt n ~r-ser en ~4 ~ t acoeaa &o l t , 'ut the\ the

• • ••ntlll raot •• t<h t. tho t.ext bed , eo t t t.s t kn.ew , DDt bHn

p.bllal':e4 anrwt: r. . obl\ t e~.d.U.a1 that tb.la •• Lb.t ... ,,

ao t r ~ kn y ft d er 14 thet Lt..at. 1n a r lktt\ •a~~~el lrv .

13. oblt at. t t.or. n.1ee4 tM t.1 n ot lnle.r:t larho.

'• a 14 \let he •boy t. it 111a ua t. unrortun..te that t.he

COQI"\lttee 1\o4 r lt o U.-1 upo to er<Itloy ln&.al'l"" -41•r-1aa , ookbly

one lat. ro.oJl ..,, C~'~" ar ""oct a.:t. J'• .;.old '.at .,;_cap. iler

CQ<kwn I ali boon u.aed in Vurl"ua o oa t 1 tho Br1• \ell re•.urt

for • r; .ella t~ o !' tlona wtUob L4 rot rr.4 "o \o dlaeu.a .

a \bou b~ tl t lt ua • 1n1 ko 1 bo • '"• to brln Ood&ao

1nt•l thl tiel'- of ..ot.i••'-J .. r:wt a1 ·.t.. beY"' ullfortun ta r a,.~Jta .

1 reclt 1D tGM ..1atull our OIJ·•rleno a wlt.A C04i an , a.a1 t.ol4

ohl.that ot bia rGoont. thr• at. to blow u;. Lh• C • ~n coovoraa­

~tona•. ohl at •1 t t l t •• known to the 0 r. en -uth0r1-

1.1oa \.ht1t COcL.all \f"t • on t.b• !110\ th t td• w1to o~ • ooua ln

or 71ol ar 1 C? r zar'• · • a1 t. l t b a ooualn

·~• ~• a YOt, r~oto ooualn, nd • not aooapto4 b7 ~he

Fl old: arai'- 1 , eo tho t Co La , no aot. r w t. t..e • Pt .-'1.

dld DOt be•• •et:eaa o th hi r author! lea . l:a oonoJ.\ido4

tt~t 1~ ould La •• all to bu' no tu t.h~r r la\lona Itt

Go4ne. I a.!l4 I Ul\1.1'"' h.1l ' t 1 ..... - 1D ndl • "* .. '1" .. t th

hiM on thin ~ 1 t .

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14. l\ w • a roucl tha\ tbeu wouJ.4 be a t'urlllCr aee~1n1•

w1 ~hln ~bo ~OXt r• rtnl h\ wbon 1 •ouJ.4 band to •Oblth~t I

.a or OC\Irl gl v1

ee ttleaent elce.

det lle or th• c~ •Itt••' ct1Y1 tloe n the

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' · J..o•ooY INT~RGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE.

Sa Jll:lll.a-T &MUSO.S.

I , a NT RAL BUILDINGS,

WUTMINST£11, 0 C.I.a.. K.C..S.I.. C: a.C..

l'k••IHrKWI LONOOH, S.W.I.

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 hav e sent Pierrepont

t h is week.

Devotedly ,

Hon . Myron c. Tayl or ,

American Embassy ,

Paris .

Enclosur e

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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~preaa lon le t hat Goering wiabea t o go ano•d wi t h hla program, but 4ee1rea o.munt t ion with wbl ob t o Juotlty bla eortlYltlu t '> Hltler. Thle lllllllunltlon Ln the tLr•t lnetanoo 11 t ' t o>ke t he form or t he me~~~orendum on aetUe­cant 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 ~•oblnery 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~tlo11

ebell be eat u' at t he e&De tllle. I 11 e t 1dylng t he a l tu~tlon lt eeas t ? e th•t the olue t o t be tlain~ 1~• with t he e?~LngoeDt

or t "" t •lrd or rorelsn t rust ee. 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' tru111t 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 eeore t o nfe eDoa with t ho : awtah le•4ora in Barl1n . 'rbey are , ot oouree , ••I'Y Do~?ue end Jua; y , end ino l1ne4 to diao>UDt much or what wa ro doing. At the aame tlma, they ora r a·dy t n eo~owledgo t hat

t he e ~· • been oD ~~ lD& ot t ho ait uetion , and t.bot it \a el l to ~be good thr t Ooorins ia cent ·all &ing tba a4alnlat rat 1on or t bo P"'lllr e t bn. They were ouit e troll!< •bout t ho ebl ;> loeda or t heir oo-rel1Rl l D1ete wh i ob t hey era he•41ng iD Yarloua dirootloDe ouob •• Sbangbal , tho Woditar~enean ~nd t ha Caribbean. Tb~ aai4 that t '•Y bed t~ s at. t heir oeople out , whether t~ere 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 thei r ?eople. They coul d Dot • t tord t o t ake oh~noao, wi t h t he oonae~uenoe t net t hey were • ery reedy t o yiel d t o t he praoaure or t he oaorot pol1oe end t he en­ticement ~r the eh1~p1ng oom~•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 r efuge oa?PQr;un1 t 1oaTb otter-.! iD EnglaDd . Tha r~•t or t be ..,rld !lad r ied up . rr

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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

t ll ta 1111)' or ~roooecl1111! , t hat t he)' were deteetlq our ettoru t o 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~laeo hoYe been broken , They wont eot ion and ore In " otat e o r lllind ~here t he7 wi11 toroe act 1on.

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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 dro tt momor­ondum w!lloh would t hen be eublllit ted t o t he ll:lerioan, Brl tlob end l'renoh OoYenment o In the tlrat lnJ<tanoe , end by we)' of oourtu)' t o the other otrioere ot t he Co%mittee. When t he t ext hod been o'oroYed I would be outborl~ed t o t ake it back to Berlin. Aa a tl r s t l~t-book i n tbe preparat ion or tble draft , t he Foreign Ottioo 1n1'onaed me t h!e morning t bot I could say not hing about Pe!estlne. They oleo wnrnecl me tbat I would beYe to be moot oeutiouo i n -r rererenoes to Brltlah OW.ena and to llorthara ~bodeah . Juot by way ot turtber enaaurag8lllent, the Dolll.nioen Charge 4 ' Afte1ree, tor whom l goYe e luncheon reetordoy, o•id t hat the et"t~ment with regard to hie count ry would h~Ya to be moat general.

~ltll 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 authorl~ed by t he OoYernment t o as semble a Comolaoion Whi ah wo~d bo oant t o Rhodeala tor t be purpoee ot eurraying pou~b111t1es ot • small aoale eeU l e­"'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 o t t1oial ot tbe OoYernmant abould be eoe1gne4 t o aaoompa07 the mieeion. Tbe CoYernment, in anewer , said that no ot t 1al e1 e \ tber trom t ble end ot r rom the l ooal soYarnment I n Rho4ee1a ooul~ haYe anr oonneat ion wit h t he a1ee1on. They t hen produced 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 ond ""Yed the e1tuat1on t am>orarily. Tbe Colon ial Ottlae 1e ~

n~w reoonol4er1ns term• of rar erenae, but eo t ar h11s not g1Yen any 1D4 ioat1on t bat t bey will be Yery ,.tlat aot o l')' . Tbe bot tle cont1nuae. J

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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!Ot bl'ok fr berlin. H~ hi r.{Ye3 ae a Yery o~nti4ont. 1el iodloot lOD o t whet he dlaco•erod b the•e O' UDtrlea. 'l'ho ooodltlona ill Jr~noe are •~>el llng. 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•1ns 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<tlSlwo be ro und t~• t thero woru botwoen o ,ooo tmd 9 ,000 adult rotUgeea, t nd nbou t eoQ o~1ldren . Tho numbor or eduit3 le cont inually inoreoltn~ , a lnoe olt.bough t ho B<tigian OovoJ'Dr nnt. heu t orcally oloaod the rr, nt l or, no a• r l oua ottao >t 1a b~lns mode to oor ry •ut t ho ololure, nnd bot~ privr t e or~nnlt.tti>na ~ad ~overnnant £erYlooa ~old hla thftt it 111111 in t oot la orootlo~ble t o cloae t he t'rontiera. '• blle, there•ore , tbe Co•o~ eat i a at1l l 11t . 1berty t o e~el ~bore who h• vn enter~ the c>unt ry 1ll.;aliy1 the e ia no t.D~1nte proapoct >r l t oxerclalng th t right, t l tbougb l t r ight he c~elled ~o 4o e? 1r t he ~bar~ c ntloue t o lnor•••e et the present r ete. The r•t• or l rr~~ule r ent ry lnto bo~ ! ua 1a ebout 400 a ~ock , nd t bare la • t ~resent . tttle «Y14onco t~ft: t hft r ete is declining. The ••c•~• o~ •ntrloa o• or 4~,trture• oonat1~utoa t ho :eln ?robl .. l ~ Bet , ' uo , bot~ ror the Cov rn ent end tho >rlYete o gen11et lona ~' ell or e herd ut tlntnai• lly. Thee 1a ~rcctleBlly no •ntl­•r-~tlc re~lln· In the country tit prnoent, elthougb tbe e la aome "Vldenoo t br t t here 1 ft . t r end 1n t hla dlroct l~n . Pr1•• te ors•n­l7nt lona b• Ye beaD Y&ry t;oneroue 1D au~plylng tunda , but they ere r• t>i4ly r eaching tho p int wllere they oennot etrord t l) l'loke further l rge oontrlbut lono , ao thot without nxternol ounport t be altu, t 'on may very "ulckly got >ut or bond . Wor t o t tbo re rugeea et preeont

ro bo lng aupportad l n Bruaoele or 1n Antwerp. Tho ooot ot boerd •n~ lod~ing or " rot'UJ•eo 11 aporoxilll tely II Belgian rronoa a dey •nd tbla i s Yery near t he eubel1tenoo l i mlt end oennot be out down •ny rurtber. It el lowa ~ can to l i Te but llt tle ~re . Ot her rrtur~o• ere l n e oamp,or rath•r aet tleeont , ~t Uerxplfta 1 about 4~, Oll.t'S froll Bruaaela . Tbla Yl lloga 1e t llo he•d•uerterl of t he et t e V.orkllouao tor f 4Jrftntl , 11114 the Oo'ferncaot baa >laced at the dla~•~L >t the ~ri'fate h••,olo t on• aome or tbe bulld1D8• · There era t • cl l ltiee tor a>ortl end t here are work abopa with oda~uate r ,=, t or t r•lnins ~urpoaea. Bat • een &oO aDd 1 ,000 ratugaea are 1n t~a aottleaellt. ""' t o r t b- ar e bet .... ., olgbteen ~nd tblrt.y­rl• e rnJ belong t o t he ahop-keft~ar, ••le~n, cl ark end p~tt 1

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oarcbant olaaa. Thor a nr vi rtually no akilt~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 i n t be oup ia ozoellent aD(! t he morale ia 111gb. Tbe ilela i en GoYern:oent ie now phnnina t o eet up e aeoond cup at 'ernette , about eo miloa tron 8ruaaela. There ia e lerge p.oYerru:~ent bu1ld1ns t horo wlllch was originally e oaatla, l at er a 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 beeutl tul and heal thy •nd there are about 100 eoree ot l and BY•llable tor asrioutture l trelnlng. At leeat 1 ,000 retugeaa can be ocoomoodeted there. The GoYornmeat i • prepared to atand t ho expense ot oondit lonins tblo settlement it i t • meintonenoo will b& t f ken over ~~ t he ~riYste organizct ' one. Special r ac il1-tlee ere boing organized t or children. The Oormnne hOY& recent ly edoot ed t he pract ice or >ltoina children trom thr oe to ten yo• r• old on tr~lna with e t ag pinned on t heir ohe-* atLtina •t en eo 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 tha t Belgium will soon haYe well OYer 1 ,000 obildren on lta bands , On the llelghn aide t hey ar e bei ng Yery .. eu end ar tto iont 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 epproziaate­ly 2~ ,000 rotugeee. The gre t maJority or t heee ar~ old or aiddle­esed pnr•o.na, aClee euttioiently tin..noed to oerry t hem along to r e ~hort t ime. any or t haae er a 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 b1a time. Brletly, t he OoYern=ent •a policy ap eer a 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~legel entrlea. Sir Herbert wee not

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•~lttoa t 1 vtclt t he o•~~ ~hare l lleRr.! nt -nnta ~re melnta tnn4 , hut he unclorett ndo th• t t heee .>l r ooc oro ID•>r • 111 the ruoture o f 'Jacent r t \ 111 com;~e t hr. n entlom,.nte. Cat<~ a < re unller the o""""eDa of o t flcoro or the ~ FeoorTo whG , he i e tntorceC, ere very ayapa­thetlo 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 of teaohiDS ln Fnsl leh and other LCORUegea la ba tng given ond n ~•11 b~~~GD1~ 1• be i ng made ln Ins t r ucting these ~eople In tho orarte. Ornoro Uy r,>ealcl llfl , f • cllltloa to r 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 1a enld t , h•vn olaao now tor eot t!n ; up OD6 cent rsl camp wbore tra~ throe to tour tbou&nnd rotugne3 will be h ·U&e4 , •here t bore will be raclll­tlea tor r" t rnlnlns &nd r~oreBtlon • nd ~ere l eaa rigoroua artbo4e will be rdooted t~all are now the rule. Tho Ooverllllent will P"7 o p r t or th" con wbl oh i a u t lmot ed to be •round £11!6 , 000 . Tbo ~riY~te ~rgrnlzutlonn wl ll h~vo ~o dete r th • r~ntnaer or the ex~enoaa. Ther~ ~r~ op,roz laat ely 1, 500 rutugee oh\ldrea in Kol lend end tn ~ooor4eao• wl.t b lto gmorol ·•o.loy, the Oove-noent dou not Allow tllu~ ehlldrcu t o be ?hood wHb orl.v .. te 1'~·o1:.1u . 'l'bey • r• eocolliiO­d ted 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 , tho GoY or 111ent la not ~repure4 at ~rullnt t o allow tbe chlldrnn t • o.tt ~nd or411l{_ry ao~la , and the unoole t 'ona ore tlndlng It dlttl~· t t J ~ke t r r n4amOnto to teeou ch 1 ldren or •eryl~ as••· The c>at or ll.vins In :I.,Uend le Klgb. Tbero 1. very little, if any, ontl- oWtlc re 11118 In tbo e1untry . At Lhr• ••<~~e t lmo, unecoo loy-~ont I • ~lab , nn4 If re~Poa •o ·e aeri uoly to o pete -tth doaea-tlc lrbor, oubl l e •• lnl~n at~t ra~ldly obCAgo. Priva te charit y hoe bonn vnry 1!8Dercus end the r .. ourooo or >rln L• .)r,;Ol.n!Utl one r>r tb.l c our~ .. do ll!lt f,Oo:: t o be exhauate4.

1r ol uraa, al l tbeae Oo• ern=enta , ~ogether with the Britiah G?•" rn:en£ , are l nelatent tbot tbe r etugeee eh~>l be aoYed oll to ~ l •oee 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 , tb flt Latin AJJH•rloe Ia aeolod at t he presOllt t~e. Tho two proJeot a 1n the Britiah ra-:> 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~deala. Whet dou t hla l envo? The Domlnl oon lleoubllo ond t be Plllllpplnoa tor aottleml!nt rnd th'l On 1 t e4 St atoa tor llltlltr&tlon, with $,000 e yet r

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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 Otflo~~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 ret el n ereanent ly 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 th~ . Tbe oondlt ton , i n a~oat ~Y Gry c~ee , tor tem 9orory 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 • Jlpllol\t on tor tho quote c1ooo not Uflcoeeerll y meLn tbHt t ho applicant o u td obtain ft Tiae , , nt ry 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 th~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<t Lord W1nt erton 1o Choir­""'" or t ho Brt t 1oh DohgAt ? D and • • ouch, Cbal=eG or tho Int er­~o•ern.ent al Comalttee wit hout exeout1Ye authority or roa~one lbl l l­t :y ; (b) t hat S1r Herbel'\ beroon •• an ot t1clol o r t ho LOftiiU8 or Nfttl, na , enJoya UDder the oo• enant ot t he League , tull dipl~tlo 1~n1ty and cannot bo ouoc1 1n t ho Brlt 1oh Courta; Col t nat ot bor o r r1clola or t he Comaltt oo (moan1ng ao) who ere not ot t ho oaae tlco orr1o1ola Qf t ho Lo•gue or Not 1ono, do not enJoy dl~lomot1o or an$ o ther ~ unity or any apeolal atatua , end e r e rogar414 11 D·ITote clthano, oubJect to ba ouoc1 and taxed , PeronthoUOJ~lly, t hll 1a f l at ly OOilt ~CTJ t O whot { hftYO boon g1Yon t O under at ahc1 fr ")r.l t he outset ot ou r 0 1 t nbl1ahment hero . I baYe been repeat ed­ly told , olt ~o~h I oen tlnd no r noorc1 1n wri ting, t hat t ho D1reo­tor an4 t be Aa&latont or V1oe-D1reotor or t he Intergo• ernme.ntal • ... Commi tt ee ahould heYe t he Itt ·• at ,. t ua ea o t1'1.o1ale ot t ht Lea4ue or Nl'lt 1ona on duty lo London . 14'he J'ore lgn Ottioe now eaye ' hat t here 1• no Jrece4ent tor thia ~nd that it cannot be grant ed .

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 ~ottet , lao., De.,•naont o r Stt~to 1 lfeoh1 ngton , D.c .

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE.

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M* OYOIUOUt IW~

I , CENTRAL BUILOINGS,

WESTMINSTER.

Myron c. Taylor Esq. , ?1 , Broadway, New York .

Dear !.lr . Taylor,

LONDON. S.W. 1.

M.arch 27th 1 939 .

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 some­t hing in ~riting from you indicating that money would be forth­coming with which t~ "settle" Godman. 7/interton, >~ho , et first, 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 Godma n eat any portion of the fund which is so useful end may be essent ial later on. Hot~ever, 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 pri vate corporation . I have been in touch <nth the people here but so f ar they do not seem to have ta.:en e.ny actual step such es appointing a Cbairman or filing their articles of as societion. I believe thet t hey, too, are awaiting word from yuu.

iii th respects to !.Irs . Taylor,

Devotedly yours,

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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 indi­Yidual fortunes of Jews.

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<llj be tormed outside Germany and t lult these corporations should also f'tnance the settlement of retucees 1n the new countries .

The first or those corporations may be set up in l!l>cland and may ban the naae of •Retu&ee Advance and Transfer Corpora­tion• or1 •ore simply, •ne~ •Retu«ea Finance Corporaticn•. It may ~timately beeo~A the cent ral holding compeny in contact with nrious subsidiary companies in the new countries or settlement, or it ma:r become the corporatim a>erel:r tor dealing with adnncos and transfers to and on behalf or settlers in Great Bri t ain or the British Eapira.

The company registered in England oould be a comp&Qy l1mite4 by guarantee, with or without capital , and could r aise acnoy in the form or debentures or notes; or it could b e an ordinaey liaited liobilit:r company with a sasll noadn• l capital, raising i ts mcney in debantlll'eS or notts as before. The enclose4 aemorandWD and articles 1111,y sarn as a cuide to the t:r~ or corporation which it is emisaged w st in any case be set up .

It subsidiary co.,panies are formed in each country prepared to accept refugees as ~raanent settlers, it will be aclvi aable t o consult the l a,.. or the new countries so that the tJpe of compaey most suited to the countr:r 1187 be tOI'IIIed . There is, therefore, no object in consider ing the Pii>ClUh Compan:r in any other light than as a central corporation baY~ wide power so that it nay ba as flexible as possible end so fUlfil its capacities in as convenient a form as possible in the tuture.

In thia cCMection the cmtral company might •eke loans di,ect to the settlers or to the subsidiary companies which 1n t.rn aight make t hem to the settlers.

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Wbatwer tora the cocpaey ultimately takes, it 1S acre&<!

that the aachinery sboul.d be put 1n fotiCII> tor the aettin& up

ot s011e corporation 1n Great Britain as SOC>I\ as possible so as

to sive the GerMans evidence or good faith an this side and

prepare the aetD! by which actrl.nces may be Mde t o the settlers

troll tu.nds rai sed out81de O•Z'IIIIIIY and troe the tranater or the

assetu or the trust tu.nd described abare.

I also enclose two copie:: ot a aeaorand uo dated 16th

Pebruary 19}9 which ,. .. handed to llr. Linder pd>r to his return.

I would repeat that the actual t ora which the cOIIIpUIJ will

ultiaately take ca.nnot be decided at the pruent Juncture, but

I hope that thia letter and the enclosures aay be uaetul to you.

WTran Tqlor Esq., Claric!ce•s, Brook Street, W.l.

Yours a1ncere}Jr,

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:..ar 1erre --ont.,

'UOb 25th 1939.

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 COllY rlt~\.1one :d. r'»O -4 U.1. a . lnl::u Of delay a.nd t' t t~ t.aeta or tl:.o '"contl dent!r: 1 r:e .o::- 4~ al.ow) 'be &alm..ot ed:

•1\ r~• • a ••• at tt or tbo ~rlo4 t~ o Ll vr T • 1• to be o rrled ~t .

l ore 1• to boa oattn~ A\ tnt. rton' o o~ ondaJ next , Wh• l GQ OX\140tvd. t.o at. tu yo'Ur poa1t1on a .4 .. lnt~rton wlU g1YO 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 oo­t.: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 \bel r ~\l•Jo•l ab ~ 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 ael t.ure o t Cuobo­aloY• \-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?Yurnron~ but. would tftkl t. pe \0 aac r­taln thO"', In th• no nU.r e 1 I bopaHh" tho vlo•• wllloh U.oy h,. NtoOrttll .oul"- be ror,orac oe tonht1ve and e\il)Jtot. to ttnt.~•r O<Jnat.. r U on .

':'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£<t o:r.oa,4 1nJ1•'~ur..la . 1r rerb rt boa aa ed. 111:0 to ~~ r •• t at all tbo o ttc.-:a t'l o ·neld• r t. at TB t o b-e \ I IU ' l hO no\. 0 U 1! U.!IOn to \a GDJ O<K=O t .

~ •ltuat1o at. tLe o~t•· t •c• oo t letolJ obaot1o . on• ot \he Clrat. 1 te~a t 011 b1 the ~ ata,o at. j rcp.e · 1 to arr aL all U-.o Ct.eob ac.bera or the ._.a:vo Are t.• a t•ff atd alao \o or" \ evor1ona reotel1 connect 4 lc. the C~ob -,rty. te r r ·o• 0 1 e\lon . n .• po.ra ... na 11l t7 " ... ct ..... , wbo

1 ed \o eac•1• \be wboleetle arreet.a e1Uur t o\I.Dd. retu.s:• lr. thO lrl\11 • rru"oh rn4 ot~«r LeQa\lo~ or took to tbt wooda . '" t~• eeoC! o4 acroao t.he .tollah tront.hr . ..t011al .., r• t\ir ,.4 o••r

o t.hl Oor •n• by th• ;oloa. Othora ' •r• well t.re•to4 an4 allo ... ecJ to proot"cS to J(r.torios . Aooordlnaly . tbe t1rat etep L• •~ by •1r rbort wn e t o ba vo a llat ctrawn "'» or the AC~a\ ,rcmlnor L Oztob "flol1tlocla .. tiD4 Gtroan .. •ue t.rl•n ,..r ugeoe and tllU£raphe4 "o the Br1 t.lah Cone\il •to ,.,,\ow1a& . '1,,, I' -41 orrlco huro. ·rood thot tto po~lo on tblo llet •leht ~· Ldrlt t.a to \he Cn1 t e4 Xln~oa ln a Tlluge atet.ua . The aooond a\.1~ 01 to aen4 Y\albla n the DepYty Dld\ Cor&laelouer ot tl:D L~a~l t \0 .araaw LO ob&.~{n perslaal on rroa tbl Jo11ah CuYtrnmeat ror \.hi or. Mr"l1Mt.1on ot a oo tral cOCIIillttee or Czeoh aa4 Gor:u.n ret'1J,• a at ~area w1\h • aub-o .. 1\C:ee a\ X:a\ ow1os. .Jl r erbert alao arra .~4 that , Yery aeoretlJ. Xul~on ahOuld be lYI'1 ~jC) bltr>k ..... ror}. gl.atld •blob \ht Drl\11 con.a\11 a t

l•Lv loa al l.t lal\ll oza bla ~eowen at1o • ullae·~n ••• al.&o lr"0Yl4• •ltt • or"'l .. tuM.

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a llloeL eaolue ft17 or CMob •po11Ucl.la• . Yl r\ual.ly ao G•~n•, A~atrla1 a or ~uda toa retu«eo• baYa auooaad 4 1D oroaalas t.ha trontl•r . • • tor Lha l awa, \ bay b••• no\ bean .. rtoualy , lat.t;rbt J .o tar . .he ..... '""* h.lr:a .. • r lnat t.h• ora luply • •(at loua , but they are ••r trl t)lt ot.a oDI.l ••n&. to lMYt t.ha country b1 ont •~n• or ano'l r .

""ht OI CIOOlt t. ~~td. -probl a j raa the 41epoaal 0 th., bala noa 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 ioDedla toly ot t er th« avonta 1n Cuoh .alo• aklo t ha t t hla 1n tonUon ahould ba t ul rll tid ln tho now olr ou.at ncaa, proYld.OU t bora ••• ~utr1 ol nt •~ taguard

utl\e t la1.1eo . "ho eono.7 .t!• on 4troal\ "lth tho · atl onol liD"' or Czachoal vat la, an4~.,41Dtl proble. Lh r tore ••• to ~•t. lt baOk to !he Orlt le~ ~•kaurt . ~~ 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

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bow tt.a, oan • • •'-"o tha a...;.cU tlona.l burda o r t' o t.:UJoha .

·• t·otther Hbod ea t en. cOial. Nloo h gooo ott t od•J • U-b ~1 r or~r£ a frl•nd J!i lo=ee (DOt ~lr l ohn) ~ru.att. at \he ~., 4. ..t ntor \.on Rf'IYO 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 boll ovaa (thla l a ot oo~ao ~rl ctl~ cont l4on~to l l •h•• •horo oro sr••~ pooolb1llL1oo i n

.• h04•ola. l'a la t' «.~ artu.l . however , \ btl\- pot l 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,.hJuoUon 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 ~ho .a1 l 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• DOAOJ>Ol 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 \bo l r 1 t l\ll•noe tolt a t 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

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WESTM INSTER,

Myron C. Taylor I:sq . , 71, Broadway, New York.

Deer Ur . Taylor,

LONDON, & W.I.

April 3rd 1939 •

I enclose my letter No . 6. to Pierrepont . As you will see

from it, I have bad to keep to my bed for several days but am now

on mY feet and laave at noon for Parl e on the ~~Y ~o Berlin.

The French ere still obdurate about the resumption of the

conversations with ~ohlthat; as a consequence Sir Herbert has

decided to take the bull by the horns end to send me stra1gbt to

Berenger in the hope of persuading him to adopt a less negative

at~itude.

I have nothing to rer ort regarding the corporation. I have

checked with the Rothsch1lds end Lucas and am obli ged to conclude

that nothing has been done . The Articles of Associat ion haYB

not been filed end noons has been named so fer to heed the

company.

I shall inform you immediLtel y of the r esults or my

conversations in Berlin.

With personal regards and respects toUrs . Taylor ,

Ever devotedly,

FOR Ill!. TAYLOR

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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 ettsa~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 ?er la ?a K.,D4ay ,.nd t h t.aoe to Berl to •• aoo11

1 l osn o'tn.Atn tbe acr •••.·tt ot t • rr.oob to t ba =-.orlll­dua . Slr ferbe:""f. r e .. l.e tbf'Ft t.ha 4el•7 ba. be.c altosar.her t ~o l~~. end ta tnal ltent tbet we abnlld aako a .aYe t.ned­leULy.

• • 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 ahou~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:le 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 th~UAbC. , 1n a lea. r1g1d tr~• or a l .Dd. . I h a• o '"et. t a lked c.o h\.a 'W\ tbe tele,~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 • a ln tbore Wlttl I . Blir@nger ht .1 sareK th•t I mlsht proceed to Berlln. tt la , ln coneen~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 ~te.

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'the o·t her V1oe-Cb.a1rmen haTe all &ore or lees boon heard rroZJ . The Dutch, on OQDdt.tlon t hat a.ome 11ltnt1on or t hotr 'ienoroua ot ror wt.th roaard t o Sur lnom 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 here rore , as t hough l would bo ln Berlin betor~ 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 •bvtev~r eo t ar . Th~ have not filed tboir artlolee o f e •uJooiat t on e. they l) toml aed Ur• Taylor t hey would do , o.nd t hev have not named a men to hebd the oorporb t 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~pany end ba4 no int ention ot d•>lng anything sorlouo. Ho oLid t bet be bed trl e4 t o pin t~o~ down end woe g iven noth ing but gonoral­itiea. (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 not blns 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 Aerb~l'"t Emoraon tella CU!I t he.t he 18 b"Ylng the sree.test dtft i cu.ltl.ca wit h regard t o Czt>~choslovokia . Kull oann ls c eet­ing wi t h l ittle aucceee in hia ot toc:n>te t o poraue.do the Pol 1eh Oovernment t o s et 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 ~hat oaa he 4o?

Incldontally , I plnnad Coulon 4cwo wltb r oger4 t o t ho question of ,.~sonnel . 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 1n1t1e­tlve tn setting up the I ntorgovarnmentel Committee it • ea fel t t hat t he act i ve a~enoy 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 •1 t 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 .

I Tll,IM- :-A•"u ~11·18-19 CMlt.1 · Pt un , I.O"kJH,

INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE.

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Dear Mr. Taylor:

I , C£NTRAL BUILOII<OS,

WEST .. INSTER,

LON DON, S. W . 1 •

April 18, 1939

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 construc­tive 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 plen1 whicb be bas cabled to bis son in New YorkJtor expand­ing the retugee settlement corporation. Sir Herbert is in­clined 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 Messecbusetts Bey Company. or course, with the internation­al 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 memorandum .on your next visit to Washi ngton. In brier , our f r iend the Senator in Paris was in one ot his most cantankerous moods, while our friend in Berlin was more inclined to discuss politics than refUgees.

I shell send you turtber word towards the and ot this week.

Hon .

With respects to Mrs . Taylor and

Myron C. Taylor, 7l Broadway,

New York.

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GENERU 'S OFFICE

Treaaury , s .w. 1.

25t h April 19 89,

I haTe delayed an enawsr to your letter ot April t ho 5t h ,

which was acknowledg ed in my absence on a o bort East er 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 mi na 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 de r whe t n er a nyt hing could be done to accelor-

e t c tho flow of refugeeo froa Geraany a nd arrange f or t heir par-

• a n e nt aettleaent 1 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 ae t aot , • 7 mind, and I think t boee o f E•oraon

a nd Pell , bas been movin g on t h e linea t hat oven if we c a n get no

financia l a id f or t be involuntary a1 gr a nta out of Ga rmany , or , in

otber woraa , 1 ! Germa n y refuaea to allow t he a to take out any good e

or money , t he reby falling back on her previous attitude , a qui te

poaeible contingenc y , we can , nev•rthelea a , get & very larg e nu.ber I

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poraanontly aottlod in countries o f oparao population it r acili­

tioa aro Offorod by t he Oovornaonto or t hoee countriol in tho

l bape or land at a r oaaona blo price . I n t Qa t coanoKion, • • a l l

t bink t ha t t horo wi l l p r o ba bly bo aoro c hance ot fora 1ng tho out-

ol de co r poration ei t her on a gener-1 a al e or • • an ad hoc bod7

Cor d ealin& with par t icular aett leaen t ac neaee , i f euc b e c bea e a

c an be produced on paper in outline and 1bow a re 4aona bl e c ha nc e

OYer & t era o f J I&T8 O f be inc inter eet beariD I •

So a oro than over I a a &nxiouo to get tho ropo r 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.aodoaia, t ho

Philippinoo and t he Dominican Republ i c , I understand t hat the

Bri tioh Guiana repor t will probabl y roach ue within tho next f Or t -

nisht or three • •eke, and I baYe t&~en a t epe to t ry and ge t an

i nteri a report troa Nor t horn Rhodaoi& bef ore the end of Juno , ao

i t ia al waya difficul t to ''t anytbinc dono in t uguot ao everyone

ia on holiday , and J uly will be t ho laa t aontb boforo t he Autua n

in whi ch ono can oaaily &• t a echoao conaidorod and approved . I

hope ln t ho caoo of lorthorn Rbo~ eoia t o bo abl e bof oro Parl i aaont

adjourns at t be end of July t o announce t ha t t he Go•ernaent hae

approvod ( i f approval be poaai bl e •• a roault of t ho i ntoria re por t)

a 1c heae o r eettl ea ent in Northern Rhodesia , and t ha t •oluD~ar7

I ~ organloationa a r o eending out tbe r1rat pa r t y ot aot t l era in Au s-

uot or Soptoa bor , whicb ia an i doal ti•• tor otartinJ oporationa ,

Iince t he rain• c o• aence about ~h• enc ot Octobe r , tbe r ain7 •••eon

being t ho period wbon cultivation takeo place .

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co~ntry i a reaponaible , naaely. t boa e in~o cbs pro j ected te h••••

in ~he P h1l 1pp1net and \ he Doat ni can Rep ubl1o • 111 pro bably alao

I ~hink tba ~ be for a r ou lat ~ it wa a aentioned tha~ ~ bare • • •

aor e ~ceoaaodation 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 ai nr ft nte wbo bavo Brttia b •taaa to le&•e t ho countr 7 .

Pal l took t ni a aa~ter up wit h He rr Yohl t bat, who axpr oaaad aur­

priaa at ~he ltfttl O( a ffaire, Of wb,i Ch bo a ppeared to be i JDOra nt ,

a nd proait od 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 to tl ~ha't when ao~tleaan~ ache• • •

e tart it ia o~l7 fair to tho autbori~iea a nd t he •oluntarr organi-

on an equality baaie with ~he caap at Aiohborouch .

Thoug h l •~ afra i d 1~ 1• onl 1 a ra~hor na~ro• atr eaa, •~ill

r a t uc ••• t or oo~ntriaa 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 wit hin 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

trt and a nC toraar pri•ate a a c ra tary , Colone l Robina . • bo ia raei­

deat diroctor or a Charter ed Coapany ( Britia h South Africa Ooap~ny)

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e calniatra tor or t belr • · •~ inter eata t here . In addition to

t.el ! tn .- ua t ha t. t be Cl:l.•rUred Coa pu.1 e o\lld welcoae aeUleaent

in lortbern Rbo, etla , be 4•v• ua 1oa e 1ntereat1n~ exaa pl oa or

••1 I d ttor l bld AI ~eo nnioio nl , WhO haG rou nd Joba 1n Sout hern

lbo.eai&J tolG ua tbat aoa e 1 ! or ~~ . all a en or eonaiderabl e

eo1nence, had ob tained peraenent or teaporary eo r k elt ber • ltb

U t e .

•1 • • • • at 1 unaerau.nd , are ttroa,ly oprotecl to t.boa e ot the l!feai a ,

bu t , o• in to t be rae ~ tbe t other retua ee cultura l or (&Dltatione ,

IUOb ~• balle t ooa pani et ~nd o~c he e tral , bave •l r e~dy been given

•• poulble \o

&aeri ca on tea~orar7 •1 • -• eod a tart operation• to aoa e t heatre

t ber e1 I eao~d t~la£ t bef would r e aetured ot • • a~41eaoe tor

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q~i~• cooe•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.

The lion . Myron Tayl o r •

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I auo~4 b• •err ra\etul lf ~bere 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 • • ,.

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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 be­cauee we Xnow ~hat you a r e deeply ooneerne4 by t.ht t.ra 4ie e venLe o r our country , whi ch had to pay 1uch A pr i ce t or the peac e or t h •orld .

ro~r epeec b n.a ebown ue t Oat. t.ne ind epend ent ! ngl anQ t e ela r o r t he victiae or thie peace t he de apeat e yapathJ an4 baa proaiead Ut.aa hol p .

• • ~now t.h~ t Jutt now a 1roo t par t or the ? Opulatton or Csao ho· •lovakl~ 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 11 wa apply to you , Sir, b•cauae •• are eure that. be aidee t boae to whoa bel~ auet coa e our own deat1ny , ae the doat1ny or a cv1turbl ina titutlon , d eaa r va a you.r l n~or o a t .

Tho oldoat Ooraao cvl~~r,l 1~•~1tut1on or Boheaia , t he • c eraan Thea t re in Pra'"ue • baa loot. a ~rea t part ot it.a juetl!'icotioo by ~be coooton or ~b• Sude~en-geraao d ie tric~a . The Caecboalova kiaA Governa eot baa aooi eted our aeraan Thea~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 cul tural lna titutlone in Centr kl £urope and the laat boa e or tree Ger•an d.raa a tl c art. In t.bo prea ent. aituatioG a cont.ln1aoce or t ba • bole orcanlaation l e i a potei blo . Tbo ~ beatre b~• hi therto preaented op era , dra•a a nd Coa edy in t wo ~ou aea ~nd hal b•d A per­eonnol o r ne arl7 400.

Our plan le to obtain now oppor ~unit.i ua o: work t o r SO &rt1eta or t.bil t boetre who•• l i veli hood i a £ravely tbrea~oned . We do not want. L~t d r aa a tie art whi ch baa boon dev eloped a nd •atured b7 trad1tion ~o be destroyed . We want. ~o prooervo 4 eaoe rat1e eul ture in t ho opirit ~roa L• • • in g to TboDaa Mann in an ot her eountr7 . l o wia b to t ra ns f er our orcaniaa~loo to !ncland or t o a n £n1llab Colony or Doaioion . ! bora t ho beet or our a rtltts • ould pre sent • croaa- aection or c~ecboalovaklan 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 ar t , wbile at t ho aaae ~lao cultivating t be rree ll~oratura or t he worl d . Alter aoae • blle t boaa becinn ioga • oul• be d eveloped i n t ho Encl la b 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 ~ bou,bt and or oxpr eaaion , or nua anlt7 a od true daa ocracy which stood alone in tbe hour of do­cieion. t oday , t hia lapovari ahod •~• t • no l onc ar baa ~ be a eana

o! aaai a~in~ ~be oul~u7al po••• ••1ona or ~he Oaraan ainori~y wnich t~s baco• • ao •••11. I a doaocra~1c Geraan ar~ia\a •1• ~ ~heretore to r elieve our •~•~• end ~o bear wi~neaa abro~u of \ na ni gn cul­tural l aval of our native land .

Tb1a 1a our plan. I n doepoa~ conriciance we apply \ o )'OU a nd all 1pulteu or t.he 1ndep1ndent Bns land . Do !talp ua J tlelp ue to build up a na• artistic and aatarial axi etancal We beg you to put ~ n1e prop01al boCora a uthoritativ e qu arter• and to aupport our appl1cat1one tor parat a aion t o ant.er &n&land and ~o rea ain a nd to work there., a nd alao tor t h e a eana to eo.ablo ua to a at e t he Jounar and t.o cover t he tiret weeka.

!ngland 1a a enerol i ty bel st•en aanctuarJ alreadJ to a anJ repre­eentati•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~rr ot Gr•• t Br1~•1n .

We are ., Sir .,

KEN.UO J,IORDO

Pleaaa a nswer tot

Ren•~o )l(ordo , Kud nect:a 41 Pr aaue XI , O. S . R.

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~oae Ott1ce, ft • • • ~ .

In oonl tqu.noe o r ~ be recent r e-orcan i aa~ion or ~ la Depar~-

&tt ,ched ~o \be ~oat Ottice • • At t ittan~ to \ be Noa e Secrt ~t ry ,

ana I • • ~heretore repl7ln 4 to t our l e tter ot t he 2let Octo ber

at t he eu•1••tion ot t he A~ i e oe Depar t a ent t h e Ward e n or Toynbe e

Hal l , Dr. J. J. Mallon, • ho 11 aleo 1 ntereettd in t he po1ltion

or ~hete un(ortvnAtt people , hat a pproac hed t he Truateea ot Dar­

tin g ton Hall , Totnee , ~••on , i n order to aecertain whethe r t h17

•o~d e prepared t o otte r tbeae Gara aca a boa t. We ha•• not yet

but a a aoon •• tbert 11 an7thi n1 definite to report 1 • ill 1 11

t hat a r u r t her l etter i t cent to you .

( 6d ) T. U. WILLI AKSON .

The Alcbt Aon . Antnon7 Id ea , K. C., ¥.P .

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Treasury,

s.w. 1.

26th April 1939.

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 you 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 Government 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

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has hearo from Her r 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 t he involuntary migrant s out of

Germany , or, in other words, i f Germany reftffies to al l ow

them to take out any goods or money, t hereby 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 t hat there will

probably be more chance of forming 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

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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 hat

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

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Republic, will probablY also be available during the

Summer .

I think tha t 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

a t 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 fai r 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

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Continent. For example, a number have gone to

Australia within the las t few weeks, and a few are going

to special positions i n the Colonies.

Last week, &nerson, Fell and I had a

confidential talk with my f riend and former private

secretary, Colonel Robins, who i s resi dent di rector of a

Chartered Compaqy (British South Africa Company ) in

Southern and NorUlern Rhodesia , that i s to say, he i s t he

administrator of t heir vast i nt erest s there. In

addition to t elli ng us t hat the Chartered Company would

welcome settl ement i n Northern Rhodesi a, he gave us some

interesting examples of refugees, some Czechs and some

from Geroaqy , all of them men who may be described as

t echnici ans, who had found jobs in Southern Rhodesi a ; he

told us that some 12 or 15, all men of considerable

eminence, had ootained permanent or temporary work either

with the Government , the Chartered Company or private

busi ness organisations.

Notwithstanding the conti nued di sorder i n

Palest ine, German refugees are still going t here each

month in considerable quantities.

I enclose a copy of correspondence which I had

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as long ago as last October with Anthony Eden. I

replied that I would see what could oe done. Since

t hen, efforts have been made to fi nd an opening for the

members of t he German Theatre in Prague, whose views, as

I understand, are strongly opposed to t hose of t he Nazis,

but , owing to the fact t hat other ref~ee cultural

organisations, such as ballet coopanies and orchestras,

have already been given facilit ies to work i n this

country , it has not been possible to f it them i n. No

doubt your refugee organisations in America will know all

about t he matter, but I mention t he case to you in the

hope that t here might be a possi bili ty of allowing them

to enter America on temporary visas and star t operations

in sooe t heatre there; I should think they would be

assured of an audience for several months if they

produced the right type of play. It i s quite concei v­

able t hat they mi ght f orm the nucleus of a successful

Repertory Company touring the States.

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21st October 1938.

My dear Eddy ,

I enclose herewith a r emarkable l etter which

I have bad from the members of the German Theatre in

Pr ague.

tell.

It is indeed a heart-breaki ng story tha t they

At the same ti~e I am qui te a t a loss to know

how to answer them.

I believe tha t some Germans from Czechoslovakia

are to be adl:ti tted into t.t.is country , but I do not know

on whet conditions.

I should be very gra t eful if there is arv

suggestion you could 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. Earl Winterton, 1.1 . P.

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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 hat you ar e deeply concerned by t he t r agi c event s of our country , whicl: had to pay such a price 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 promi sed them r.elp.

We know that jus t now a gr ea t part of t he population of Czechoslovaki « i.as to fight for sooe possibilities to live and t hat our plea seems smal l and unimportant compar 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 cul t 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 gr 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

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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 t he l as t home

of free Ger111an dramatic art. In t he present situation

a continuance or" t he whole organi sa tion 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 t hi s t hea tre whose livelihood is

gravely threatened. We do not 1vant t he dramatic art

which has oeen developed and me tured by t r adition to be

dest royed . Yle want to pr eserve democra tic culture in

the spirit from Lessing to Thomas Mann in an other

country.

Engl and or

Y:e wish to transfer our organise tion to

to an English Cololl}· or Domi nion. There

the best of our artiste would pr esent a cross-sec tion of

Czechoslovakian art and folklore in the Geroan and Czech

language with EQ8lish explana tions. In doi:lg this we

should create a new fonn of drru:latic art, while at the

same time cultivating the free literature of t he world .

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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 s tood alone in t he hour of decis ion.

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 a tic

(t German ar tists 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 deepes t 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 a l existence! V e beg you to put

this proposal before authoritative quarter s and to

support our appli ca tions 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 fi rs t weeks .

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Eneland ' s generosi~ has g iven 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

countr-1 of Greet Britoin.

We are, Sir,

REIIATO I.LORJX).

Stage-maneger.

Please answer to:

Rena to ~ordo, llusinecka 4 Prague XI, ~. S. R.

Yours very truly ,

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Home Office,

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In consequence of the recent re-organisa t 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

The Right Hon. Antho~ Eden, M. C., ~. P. /ie

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further letter is sent to you.

Yours faithfully,

(Signed) T. B. ' IWAJISOII.

Private Secretary .