Cablegram 359 LONDON, 27 August 1939, 12.30 a.m.
MOST SECRET FOR PRIME MINISTER
My immediately preceding telegram. [1] On arrival Henderson [2] in conference with the Prime Minister [3] and Halifax [4] over three hours. Subsequently Cabinet sat till nine p.m. and then adjourned till tomorrow Sunday morning. Proposed that Henderson should return with reply tomorrow afternoon. I gather Cabinet discussions fairly satisfactory to Prime Minister’s working for reply on broad and liberal lines but some members difficult. As indicated in my previous cable I consider vital that reply down such lines and if you concur I would strongly urge that you should cable in time for Cabinet tomorrow your views as they would carry great weight and would strengthen the Prime Minister’s hand.
BRUCE
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1 Document 154.
2 Sir Nevile Henderson, U.K. Ambassador to Germany.
3 Neville Chamberlain.
4 Lord Halifax, U.K. Foreign Secretary.
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[AA: A1608, A41/1/1, iv]