No. 864
IMMEDIATE
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BRITISH EMBASSY,
WASHINOTOH, D. C
September 1st, 1959
SI,,
I have the honour under Instructions
from His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs to request that you will be
so good as to deliver the following message to
the President of the United States In the name of
His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom*
"His Majesty's Government welcome the
Mighty and moving appeal of the President of
the United States against the bombardment from
the air of civilian populations or of unfortified
cities*   Deeply Impressed by the humanitarian
considerations to which the President's message
refers* it was already the settled policy of His
Majesty's Government should they become Involved In
hostilities to refrain from such action and to
confine bombardment to strictly military objectives
upon the understanding that those sans rules will be
scrupulously observed by all their opponents* They
had already eonearted in detail with certain other
Governments the rules that in such an event they
would impose upon themselves and make publlely known**
X have the honour to be.
With the highest consideration*
Sir.
1j. Your most obedient*
humble servant.
The Honourable
cordsll Hull, (saii) wjhiah
Secretary of State of the united States,
Washington, D* C*
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