Secretary of State
 
Washington.
 
April 29, 10 p.m.
 
 
 
Berlin, May 2, 1938
 
 
Dear Mr. President:
 
 
 I have had another interview in which I think
you may be interested. I called on General Goring,
both to get an opportunity to know the man and
because he was the best man before whom to lay the
question of American citizens in Vienna.
 
 
 You know his appearance. It is a mobile face
of an actor, with a gray Complexion and a look of,              
unhealthiness about it. The man is almost abnormal
in the fatness of his figure built upon a powerful
though rather short frame. The cartoonists of the
world have made merry over his uniforms and medals,
which he wears even on the most unofficial occasions.
The cartoonists and writers have made jokes over this
man, but however much fun has been poked at him, let
no one deceive himself, this is a person. I got the
impression of a man of iron will, ruthless determination, 
brutal frankness, and underneath it a certain