THU 30 MAY 1940
President Roosevelt (through Secretary of State Hull) rejects Ambassador Bullitt's request of 28 May to send the fleet to the Mediterranean. "The presence of the fleet in the Pacific at this time," Hull reminds the ambassador, "is a very practical contribution to the maintenance of peace in the Pacific."
U.S. Minister in Uruguay Edwin C. Wilson reports "deteriorating" situation in Montevideo in telegram to Secretary of State Hull. Wilson describes the Uruguayan government as "well meaning but weak, undecided and confused," with things "drifting" and "people ... climbing on the Nazi bandwagon." Wilson also warns that an "armed movement is a possibility" (see 31 May).
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Fleet To Stay In Pacific;
Uruguay Situation "Deteriorating"
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