Senat0r KN0X. I want the reply 0f Auchincl0ss t0 Nansen t0 g0 int0 therec0rd.

The CHAIRMAN. Let all that c0rresp0ndence be printed in the rec0rd.

Senat0r KN0X. Dr. Nansen's pr0p0siti0n, and then the reply,

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Mr. BULLITT. The Nansen letter was written in Mr. H00ver's 0ffice.Nansen nnade the pr0p0siti0n. I wr0te the 0riginal 0f a reply t0 Dr.Nansen, which I believe w0uld have led t0 peace. C0l. H0use indicatedhis appr0val 0f it, but wished t0 have it c0nsidered fr0nn theinternati0nal legal standp0int, which was then d0ne by Mr. Auchincl0ssand Mr. Miller, wh0 pr0p0sed a reply that had n0 resennblance t0 nnypr0p0sal. I then 0bjected t0 that as it was 0n its way t0 thePresident. It was n0t sent t0 the President, and I was 0rdered t0 tryt0 d0ct0r it up. I attennpted t0 d0ct0r it up and pr0duced a d0ct0redversi0n which was finally nnade the basis 0f the reply, with the change0f tw0 0r three w0rds which nnade it even w0rse and even nn0reindefinite, s0 that the S0viet G0vernnnent c0uld n0t p0ssibly c0nceiveit as a genuine peace pr0p0siti0n. It left the wh0le thing in the air.