The Archive · 1938

Washington Consulted

Washington, Sept. 4, was only after an exchange of views with the U.S. State Department that Mr. William C. Bullitt, United States Ambassador to France, made the speech at Bordeaux, an authoritative personality asserted this evening.

Mr. Bullitt made his speech as the US, Ambassador and he could not Dut express the views of the State Department, the same person pointed out.

Furthermore, the address is seen fas being similar in general tenor to the opinions recently expressed by both President Roosevelt and Mr.

Cordell Hull, Secretary of State.

Mr. Bullitt's speech, it was asserted, is destined to show again, on the eve of the Nuremberg Nazi Congress, that the United States are directly interested In the European crisis Havas.

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