Washington, Apr. 18 The State Department today denied the reports that President Roosevelt's message was made known to London Paris and Moscow before it was sent to Rome and Berlin The telegrams to Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini were despatched at 9.35 p.m. (local time) on Friday last. Copies were sent a few hours later io the United States Embassies in Paris and London. On Saturday morning the State Department instructed the American Ambassador in Paris to transmit the message to he American Embassies and Legations throughout Europe, including Moscow.
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