[Moffat, Jay Pierrepont], Washington. To G.S. Messersmith, Vienna.
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Took four of Messersmith's letters home and read them with interest; re Mrs. [Erhardt] Hammerand, Messersmith's letter gave background useful to Department in dealing with Mrs. Hammerand's friends and relatives; has convinced them Department cannot intervene on behalf of Austrian citizen; has known [Alfred Hoyt] Granger about Washington; now more or less retired; he knows President, Secretary, and other officials, and gives them his ideas both orally and written with some frequency; thinks Messersmith handled him well, and he should have no cause for complaint; read in full resumé prepared for Senator [Joseph J.] Robinson; shall be delighted to see [John] Gunther when he comes and take him to see [William] Phillips and if possible the Secretary; thanks Messersmith for character sketches on Schuschnigg and other members of Austrian Cabinet; asks that Messersmith watch for further rift between Austrian regular army and Heimwehr; Yugoslav policy also bears watching; has been very busy; Norman Davis here for series of conferences before sailing with [Naval Disarmament] delegation on Oct. 10; Spanish revolution raging; [Ambassador Claude G.] Bowers reporting frequently; trade negotiations going on; have announced impending negotiations with Belgium, Sweden, and Spain, and are doing some preparatory work in connection with Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands; the Englishes [Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCalla English, Mrs. Moffat's sister and brother-in-law] were here for weekend and reported seeing Messersmith in Vienna.