500.A15A4 Military Effectives/16: Telegram
The Acting Chairman of the American Delegation (Gibson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 28—10:16 a.m.]
219. When I saw Henderson yesterday he told me that he had made an absolute agreement with Paul-Boncour not to allow any discussion beyond the reports of technical committees before the French should have their Cabinet formed and a vote of confidence. This entirely prevents any possibility of presenting the formula before the 12th of June although the Committee on Effectives is continuing its work. Therefore I am sending by mail a text of the latest revised version of the speech19 with numbered paragraphs in order that you may be able to comment on it by paragraph in good time for any possible use.
- Not printed. Following the announcement of President Hoover’s disarmament plan on June 22, discussion upon a formula for effectives was subordinated to conversations relating to the plan as a whole.↩