The Archive · 1940

France Endorses US. Principles

Three Points Detailed by Mr. Welles; American Statesman Flies to London for Further Talks

London, Mar, 10. SCARTED by French warplanes, the American Under-Secretary of State, who is on a mission to investigate the European war situation, arrived here by air this morni 1g from Paris, Ho is expected to remain here for four or five days, during which he will see, among others, the King, the Prime Minister, Mr, Neville Chamberlai the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, and the Labour and Liberal Opposition leaders, Mr. C, R. Attlee and Sir Archibald Sinclair.

This is the final stage of Mr, Welles' mission.

He has already visited Rome, Berlin and Paris, and from heve he will return to Rome before embarking for home to report to President Roosevelt the result of his investigations.

Feady earned in Rome, Berlin and Me, Welles travelled in an Air Paris, 'American circles state that it France machine, and was accom~ is useless to expect "anything news-panied by Mr. Jay Pierrepont Motlat, worthy" regarding Mr. Welles' mission {he head of the Division on European until it is over, and any announce-Affairs in the Department of State of ment will doubtless comes from Presi-the United States. [dent Roosevelt himself, Upon his arrival in England, Me.

Mr. Welles faced a battery of press Welles was greeted by Mr. Joseph cameras with diplomatic calm but not Kennedy, the American Ambassador; even the presence of a microphone Mr. Herschel Johnson, Counsellor of persuaded him to speak—Reuter, the American Embassy, and Sir Alexander Cadogan," Permanent France Endorses Principles Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Paris, Mar, 10, Affairs, with whom he chatted for a Mr. Sumner Welles has sent few minutes.

Paul" Reynaud, French Finance Mr, Welles will have no public Minister, a memorandum outlining engagements until tomorrow, wh three essential points concerning the he. will Yecelve the press at the economic and foreign polley of the American Embassy.

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