August 14, 1935.
 
 
My dear Dodd:-
 
 
Many thanks for that interestlng
 
letter of yours. I am very glad to have your
 
slant on the much mixed situation. A year ago
 
I was fairly optimistic-- today I am the 
 
opposite.
 
 
On domestic matters I am much more
 
cheerful. There is much smoke but we are
 
winning, through.
 
 
Always sincerely,
 
 
Honorable William E. Dodd,
 
American Embassy,
 
Berlin,
 
Germany.