HR 
 
This message must be
 
closely paraphrased be-
 
fore being communicated
 
to anyone.  (D)
 
 
Berlin
 
Dated August 24, 1939
 
Rec'd 4:47 p.m.
 
 
Secretary of State
 
 
Washington
 
 
887, Aug. 24, 3 p.m.
 
 
My 882, Aug. 24, 11 a.m.
 
 
I have just seen the British Ambassador and he gave me
the following brief account of his representations to Hitler 
yesterday: Instructions from London reached the 
Ambassador during the night of August 22 and after 
communicating with a member of Hitler is Secrctartat and with
Weizsaecker an appointment was made for yesterday at
Berchtesgaden. In the conversation with Weizsaecker 
regarding ths appointment the Ambassador was asked to indicate 
the nature of the representations which he proposed
to make and he also gave assurances as to the secrecy
surrounding the representations, The Ambassador left
Berlin at nine in the morning of the 23rd and as stated
in my 882, August 24, 11 a.m. had two conversations with
Hitler one of which lasted about forty-five minutes.
 
 
Henderson confirmed the statement contained in my
 
 
telegram