[Moffat, Jay Pierrepont], Washington. To G.S. Messersmith, Vienna.
Date
1934-06-27
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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Harvard Class Secretary (1909) came to State Department to see if [Ernst Franz Sedgwick] Hanfstaengl could be prevailed upon not to attend class reunion; Department would see that he was protected in landing, but after that his protection was a matter for State and local authorities; Vice President of Harvard called and another member of the class came with suggestion that German Embassy ask Hanfstaengl to come to Washington for consultation instead of going to Boston; this would only shift the locus and not solve the problem; next, German Embassy requested customs courtesies for Hanfstaengl, and finally protested against report that the Dickstein Committee was going to ask Hanfstaengl to appear as witness; Luther was told that in coming to this country and accepting its hospitality, Hanfstaengl subjected himself to our laws; fortunately Committee decided against calling him; visit thus far gone off without incident, but there are still ten days to go; Hanfstaengl has not been guilty of indiscretion or sought publicity; now visiting friends on North Shore.
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Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.