Paris Peace Conf. 184.82/5
The Chief of the Press Bureau (
Baker
) to the Secretary of the Commission to
Negotiate Peace (
Grew
)
[
Paris
,] January
2, 1919.
Subject: Appointments of British correspondents with the
commissioners.
1. In reference to the decision of the Commission in regard to making
appointments for British correspondents, I have sent the enclosed letter
to Mr. Adam. I think it will cover the ground.
[Enclosure]
The Chief of the Press Bureau (
Baker
) to Mr. George
Adam
My Dear Mr. Adam
: I
have, in accordance with our conversation of the other day, taken up
the matter of meetings of British correspondents with the American
Commissioners. The present morning conferences with American
newspaper men are not for the purpose of giving out news but are
merely give and take conversations to bring about a clearer
understanding between the Commission and the correspondents. It is
felt that if the Commissioners appoint meetings with the British
correspondents, they would also have to set a time for the French
and Italian correspondents, and there seems, moreover, to be no
arrangement by which the American correspondents will be given an
opportunity of meeting the British Commissioners.
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It is our desire to cooperate fully with the British correspondents,
and to grant them every facility in our Press Department, and we
shall undertake to give any of the correspondents who come to us,
here, the fullest possible information at our disposal. I wish,
personally, to make the acquaintance of as many of the British
correspondents as possible.
Very sincerely yours,