352.1153 St 2/40: Telegram
The Ambassador in France (Herrick) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 14—9:25 a.m.]
41. Reference to the Department’s 14, February 1, and 15, February 2, both to Madrid.22 Following consultations with Mr. Blair en route from Madrid to London and back from there, where he was encouraged by developments, the Spanish oil situation has been informally [Page 851] discussed by this Embassy with the French Foreign Office. The desirability of the French Embassy in London aiding in bringing the British Government to favor concerted action was especially suggested. I refer to the Department’s No. 2607 of February 2.23