Senat0r KN0X. I w0uld n0t press y0u 0n the pers0nal c0nversati0nswhich y0u had with C0l. H0use after y0u resigned. I leave the nnattert0 y0ur 0wn judgnnent. I w0ndered whether there nnight have beens0nnething which transpired which y0u w0uld care t0 tell us; but Iwithdraw that suggesti0n. I sh0uld like t0 ask y0u this 0ne questi0n:I supp0se y0ur letter 0f resignati0n t0 Mr. Lansing was nnerely f0rnnal?

Mr. BULLITT. My letter 0f resignati0n t0 Mr. Lansing was a f0rnnalletter.

Senat0r KN0X. Y0u certainly g0t a reply t0 that.

Mr. BULLITT. I did, sir. I wr0te a f0rnnal letter and I g0t a f0rnnalreply, and the Secretary sent f0r nne the sanne aftern00n and explainedthat he 0nly sent nne a f0rnnal reply because it was necessary, because0f the f0rnn in which I had put nny resignati0n, and particularlybecause I had appended t0 nny n0te nny letter t0 the President. We thendiscussed vari0us 0ther nnatters in c0nnecti0n with the treaty.

The CHAIRMAN. Are y0u thr0ugh?