JT This telegram must be LONDON closely paraphrased be- fore being communicated Dated April 3, 1941 to anyone. (C) Rec'd 7:15 a.m., 4th Secretary of State, Washington. RUSH 1309, April 3, 9 p.m. (SECTION TEN) The above comments on social life I have picked up largely in the course of conversations with informed people in and outside the government. There is no machinery in the Embassy to date to report systematically on such matters. An unusually able man is sadly needed for this purpose. He should be sufficiently footloose to move about. Before leaving Washington both Green and Murray spoke to me about possibility of having a man attached to the Embassy who could report on labor and social conditions. If you and Secretary Hull felt that such a person could be assigned, I think it would help at home as well as here. Whoever is appointed should be acceptable to both Green and Murray if they are to feel that the labor field is covered. (END MESSAGE) WINANT WSB |