124.57/54a: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy)
1909. In view of the withdrawal of the personnel of our Legation from Oslo, the Department proposes to designate Rudolf E. Schoenfeld to perform the duties of Chargé d’Affaires ad interim near the Government of Norway now established in London.37 Schoenfeld will continue to be First Secretary of your Embassy and it is not anticipated that his new designation will interfere with his present duties. Please ascertain informally and telegraph whether the British Government has any objection to Schoenfeld’s designation and whether it is agreeable to the Government of Norway.
- Mrs. Harriman was in Stockholm at this time. She was recalled to the Department for consultation, and submitted her resignation as Minister to Norway on November 29, 1940.↩