Office of the Historian

893.51/7312

Mr. Lauchlin Currie, Administrative Assistant to President Roosevelt, to the Assistant Secretary of State (Acheson)

Washington, July 15, 1941.

Fox in his cable of June 2416 stated that “The Generalissimo also stated that the way we were going about developing and shaping up the economic problems and possibilities of going in immediately with stabilization boards’ operations made him doubt the need of an economic mission at this time.” I think, therefore, that it would be a grave mistake for us at this time to send another economist. I do not think that he would have the facilities that Fox has for doing the [Page 676] job and I fear that it might be interpreted out there as a repudiation on our part of Fox.17

  1. Not printed.↩
  2. Notation by Mr. Acheson: “Mr. Feis: I suggest we clear by cable with Fox, suggesting additional staff for him if possible, subject to Treasury approval. D. A.” Herbert Feis was Adviser on International Economic Affairs.↩