851.4061 Motion Pictures/58: Telegram
The President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc. (Will H. Hays), to the Secretary of State
[Received May 6.]
Your wire received. Agree of course with your suggestions of need of cordiality and united action. Am sure that is purpose of American industry there. We have several times suggested tariff instead of quota and will continue so to be [do?]. We are unable to finance French production or pay French producers actual cash to win their support for abandonment of quota which is what they ask. There will be no doubt about the American industry cooperating among themselves and supporting our representative conducting the negotiations, [Page 1011] also they will support our Government’s representative there. Our own reports do not vindicate facts same as your wire infers, and I will have man [at] your office tomorrow. Am very anxious to pursue fully program agreed upon with State Department and appreciate your interest in matter.