Office of the Historian

I. Special mission to Europe of Sumner Welles, Under Secretary of State

[2] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in France (Murphy)

Washington, February 9, 1940—4 p.m.

121.840 Welles, Sumner/13a: Circular telegram

[3] The Ambassador in Italy (Phillips) to the Secretary of State

Rome, February 10, 1940—11 a.m.
[Received February 10—10:45 a.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/2: Telegram

[4] The Chargé in France (Murphy) to the Secretary of State

Paris, February 10, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received February 10—3:30 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/8: Telegram

[5] The Chargé in France (Murphy) to the Secretary of State

Paris, February 10, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received February 10—4:11 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/11: Telegram

[6] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Italy (Phillips)

Washington, February 12, 1940—1 p.m.

121.840 Welles, Sumner/2: Telegram

[7] The Ambassador in Italy (Phillips) to the Secretary of State

Rome, February 13, 1940—noon.
[Received February 13—9 a.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/25: Telegram

[8] Statement by the Secretary of State, February 14, 1940

February 14, 1940

121.840 Welles, Sumner/42

[9] The Chargé in Germany (Kirk) to the Secretary of State

Berlin, February 14, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received 5:26 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/32: Telegram

[10] The Ambassador in Poland (Biddle), Then in France, to the Secretary of State

Angers via Paris, February 16, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received February 17—5:10 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/41: Telegram

[11] The Chargé in Germany (Kirk) to the Secretary of State

Berlin, February 20, 1940—10 a.m.
[Received 11 a.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/50: Telegram

[12] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Germany (Kirk)

Washington, February 21, 1940—2 p.m.

121.840 Welles, Sumner/50: Telegram

[13] The Chargé in Germany (Kirk) to the Secretary of State

Berlin, February 24, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received 6:05 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/54: Telegram

[14] The Ambassador in Turkey (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, February 27, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received 6:55 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/61: Telegram

[15] The Ambassador in Italy (Phillips) to the Secretary of State

Rome, February 28, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received 6:50 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/68½: Telegram

[16] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

London, February 28, 1940—9 p.m.
[Received February 28—5:50 p.m.]

711.41/457: Telegram

[17] The Chargé in France (Murphy) to the Secretary of State

Paris, March 9, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received March 9—12 noon.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/105: Telegram

[18] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy) to the Secretary of State

London, March 9, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received March 9—12:07 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/108: Telegram

[19] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy)

Washington, March 13, 1940—6 p.m.

121.840 Welles, Sumner/125a: Telegram

[20] The Chargé in France (Murphy) to the Secretary of State

Paris, March 14, 1940—noon.
[Received 12:05 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/126: Telegram

[21] The Ambassador in Belgium (Cudahy) to the Secretary of State

Brussels, March 14, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received March 14—3 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/127: Telegram

[22] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Belgium (Cudahy)

Washington, March 15, 1940—4 p.m.

121.840 Welles, Sumner/127: Telegram

[23] The Ambassador in Italy (Phillips) to the Secretary of State

Rome, March 16, 1940—noon.
[Received March 16—11:05 a.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/130: Telegram

[24] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Italy (Phillips)

Washington, March 19, 1940—noon.

121.840 Welles, Sumner/142b: Telegram

[25] The Ambassador in Italy (Phillips) to the Secretary of State

Rome, March 19, 1940—8 p.m.
[Received March 19—5:09 p.m.]

121.840 Welles, Sumner/135: Telegram

[26] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] March 22, 1940.

740.00119 European War 1939/801

[27] Statement by President Roosevelt, Issued to the Press March 29, 1940

March 29, 1940

Reprinted from Department of State Bulletin, March 30, 1940, p. 335.