550.S1/1130½: Telegram
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Bingham) to the Acting Secretary of State 16
London, July 4,
1933—noon.
202. From Moley to the President alone and exclusively, with no distribution in the Department. I shall telephone between 9 and 10 this morning your time today,17 and this cable is to provide guidance in our conversation. We can discuss topics without references to content by number. The topics follow:
- Topic 1. I believe best immediate course would be a recess for from 2 to 10 weeks permitting formulation of your ideas into resolutions.
- Topic 2. On personal side Pittman is only member of delegation able intellectually and aggressively to present your ideas to Conference.
- Topic 3. Expert group needs strengthening on progressive program.
- Topic 4. Reconstituted delegation would be helpful in view of developments, hence desirability recess.
- Topic 5. MacDonald not favorable recess because political life depends upon continuation of Conference. Cox emotionally stirred by MacDonald’s plight.
- Topic 6. If you reply regarding fourth resolution18 with a new draft radically different from present form Pittman might get general approval from committee and Conference, but it is doubtful.
- Topic 7. Saw Keynes day following my arrival explaining situation to him. We can depend upon him for assistance although he is not in favor with Government here.
- Topic 8. I consider your message splendid. It was the only way to bring people to their senses, and do not be disturbed by complaints about severity of language. It was true, frank and fair. [Moley.]
[Bingham]