800.51W89 Czechoslovakia/199
Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Castle) of a Conversation With the Czechoslovak Minister (Veverka), December 29, 1932
The Minister came in to ask whether there were any developments in the debt situation. I told him there were not. He said this was unfortunate from his point of view, because he was being rather violently attacked at home. The attitude of many people in Czechoslovakia is that the French and Belgians are in a better position to talk debts than are those who have paid, because they have a bargain point, where the others have not. I told him that he might make himself at ease on this point, as it was clear that neither the Congress nor the Executive would discuss the debt question at all with the nations which had not made their December 15th payment. The Minister said he was very glad to have this officially stated since it would make his own position easier.