NC                                                                         LONDON
This telegram must be                                            Dated September 11, 1939
closely paraphrased                                                Rec'd 12:06 p.m.
before being communicated
 to anyone. (D)
 
 
Secretary of State
       
 Washington
 
TRIPLE PRIORITY
 
                1578, September 11, 2 p.m. (SECTION THREE)
                The General Staff feel definitely that the only method of
 
countering German attacks is to keep standing  their bombers in to
 
 attack the Germans and since their number is very limited it is a
 
 question whether they will last very long. In the meantime, the 
 
Germans will attack the various factories here and even though direct
 
 hits are not made, they will so interfere with production by constant 
 
air raid attacks that it is Extremely unlikely that a number of bombers 
 
can be turned out to fill in the terrific losses. This will be the case if
 
 as they do that the bombers must be saved until they arrive at greater
 
capacity and until they get a greater number, the French become restless
 
and say "why fight any longer to save Great Britain?"
 
         Now, Hoare knows that for any party here to consider any kind of
 
 an appointment with Germany would, of necessity at