Washington, May 1.
Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, indicated today that the mere handing of a copy of Herr Hitler's Reichstag speech to the United States Embassy in Berlin "will not be considered as constituting a reply to President Roosevelt's peace message."
He added that the German Foreign Office had sent a copy of the speech to the Embassy, and had then telephoned stating that it was a reply to the President.
Mr. Hull also stated that he expected to receive from Rumania within the next few days a proposal for a settlement of her war debts to the United States.—Reuter.
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