Bank's Lending Power to "Naturally I am keeping in contact with the State Department," he asserted, when asked whether he was keeping in contact with Washington.
"I am very deeply grateful for the courtesy shown by the Italian Government," he said, "and I found the conversations very helpful"
Mr. Welles said President Roosevelt's message to Il Duce, which he had presented during his interview Monday, was "merely a letter of presentation which contained a greeting from the President."
"The head of the Italian Government has been good enough to say he will be glad to see me on my way back," the envoy said. "I hope I may have that opportunity."
"Mr. Welles said that on the way to Berlin he would spend a night at Zurich and arrive in Berlin on March 1. He said he wanted to break his trip because he had not been well and "I want to have the opportunity to speak to our minister in Switzerland."—United Press.
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