IV. President Roosevelt’s messages of April 14 to Germany and Italy requesting reassurance that neither power contemplated military aggression
[120] President Roosevelt to the German Chancellor ( Hitler )
Washington
, April 14,
1939.
740.00/817a: Telegram
[121] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Cuba ( Wright )
Washington
, April 14,
1939—8 p.m.
740.00/817d: Telegram
[122] The Ambassador in France ( Bullitt ) to the Secretary of State
Paris
, April 15,
1939—9 p.m.
[Received April 15—8:50 p.m.]
[Received April 15—8:50 p.m.]
740.00/823: Telegram
[123] The Chargé in the Soviet Union ( Kirk ) to the Secretary of State
Moscow
, April 16,
1939—11 p.m.
[Received April 16—8:11 p.m.]
[Received April 16—8:11 p.m.]
740.00/834: Telegram
[124] The Chargé in Ireland ( MacVeagh ) to the Secretary of State
Dublin
, April 17,
1939—2 p.m.
[Received 2:18 p.m.]
[Received 2:18 p.m.]
740.00/897: Telegram
[125] The Consul at Geneva ( Bucknell ) to the Secretary of State
Geneva
, April 17,
1939—4 p.m.
[Received April 17—2 p.m.]
[Received April 17—2 p.m.]
740.00/899: Telegram
[126] The Minister in Norway ( Harriman ) to the Secretary of State
Oslo
, April 17,
1939—4 p.m.
[Received April 17—2:23 p.m.]
[Received April 17—2:23 p.m.]
740.00/901: Telegram
[127] The Chargé in Germany ( Geist ) to the Secretary of State
Berlin
, April 17,
1939—5 p.m.
[Received April 17—2:25 p.m.]
[Received April 17—2:25 p.m.]
740.00/911: Telegram
[128] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Kennedy ) to the Secretary of State
London
, April 17,
1939—7 p.m.
[Received April 17—3:25 p.m.]
[Received April 17—3:25 p.m.]
740.00/908: Telegram
[129] The Ambassador in France ( Bullitt ) to the Secretary of State
Paris
, April 17,
1939—7 p.m.
[Received April 17—4:40 p.m.]
[Received April 17—4:40 p.m.]
740.00/907: Telegram
[130] The Consul at Geneva ( Bucknell ) to the Secretary of State
Geneva
, April 18,
1939—4 p.m.
[Received April 18—12:45 p.m.]
[Received April 18—12:45 p.m.]
740.00/936: Telegram
[131] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Kennedy ) to the Secretary of State
London
, April 18,
1939—5 p.m.
[Received April 18—1:10 p.m.]
[Received April 18—1:10 p.m.]
740.00/940: Telegram
[132] The Ambassador in France ( Bullitt ) to the Secretary of State
Paris
, April 18,
1939—7 p.m.
[Received April 18—4 p.m.]
[Received April 18—4 p.m.]
740.00/944: Telegram
[133] The Ambassador in Turkey ( MacMurray ) to the Secretary of State
Ankara
, April 19,
1939—3 p.m.
[Received April 19—1:50 p.m.]
[Received April 19—1:50 p.m.]
740.00/985: Telegram
[134] The Minister Resident in Iraq ( Knabenshue ) to the Secretary of State
Baghdad
, April 19,
1939—3 p.m.
[Received April 19—2:16 p.m.]
[Received April 19—2:16 p.m.]
740.00/989: Telegram
[135] The Minister in Greece ( MacVeagh ) to the Secretary of State
Athens
, April 19,
1939—5 p.m.
[Received April 19—2:12 p.m.]
[Received April 19—2:12 p.m.]
740.00/995: Telegram
[136] The Minister in Finland ( Schoenfeld ) to the Secretary of State
Helsinki
, April 19,
1939—6 p.m.
[Received April 19—2:18 p.m.]
[Received April 19—2:18 p.m.]
740.00/988: Telegram
[137] The Minister in Lithuania ( Norem ) to the Secretary of State
Kaunas
, April 19,
1939—6 p.m.
[Received 6:25 p.m.]
[Received 6:25 p.m.]
740.00/991: Telegram
[138] The Secretary of State to the Chiefs of Certain American Diplomatic Missions in Europe and the Near East
Washington
, April 20,
1939—7 p.m.
740.00/1053a: Circular telegram
[139] President Roosevelt to the President of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union ( Kalinin )
Washington
, April 21,
1939.
740.00/963: Telegram
[140] The Minister in Egypt ( Fish ) to the Secretary of State
Cairo
, April 21,
1939—noon.
[Received 12:15 p.m.]
[Received 12:15 p.m.]
740.00/1066: Telegram
[141] The Minister in Yugoslavia ( Lane ) to the Secretary of State
Belgrade
, April 21,
1939—1 p.m.
[Received April 21—11 a.m.]
[Received April 21—11 a.m.]
740.00/1059: Telegram
[142] The Ambassador in Belgium ( Davies ) to the Secretary of State
Brussels
, April 21,
1939—4 p.m.
[Received April 21—12:15 p.m.]
[Received April 21—12:15 p.m.]
740.00/1076: Telegram
[143] The Ambassador in Poland ( Biddle ) to the Secretary of State
Warsaw
, April 21,
1939—5 p.m.
[Received 5:45 p.m.]
[Received 5:45 p.m.]
740.00/1074: Telegram
[144] The Minister Resident in Iraq ( Knabenshue ) to the Secretary of State
Baghdad
, April 21,
1939—10 p.m.
[Received April 21—5:50 p.m.]
[Received April 21—5:50 p.m.]
740.00/1080: Telegram
[145] The Minister in Denmark ( Owsley ) to the Secretary of State
Copenhagen
, April 22,
1939—1 p.m.
[Received April 22—9:45 a.m.]
[Received April 22—9:45 a.m.]
740.00/1089: Telegram
[146] The Minister in the Netherlands ( Gordon ) to the Secretary of State
The Hague
, April 23,
1939—2 p.m.
[Received April 23—1:50 p.m.]
[Received April 23—1:50 p.m.]
740.00/1096: Telegram
[147] The Emperor of Ethiopia ( Haile Sellassie ) to President Roosevelt
Fairfield, Bath
, April 23, 1939.
740.00/1391
[148] The Chargé in Iran ( Engert ) to the Secretary of State
Tehran
, April 24,
1939—9 a.m.
[Received April 24—9 a.m.]
[Received April 24—9 a.m.]
740.00/1107: Telegram
[149] The Minister in Norway ( Harriman ) to the Secretary of State
Oslo
, April 24,
1939—noon.
[Received April 24—8:55 a.m.]
[Received April 24—8:55 a.m.]
740.00/1100: Telegram