No. 414 NAI DFA Washington Embassy File xiii
Code telegram from Robert Brennan to Joseph P. Walshe (Dublin)
(No. 38) (Personal)
Washington, 30 January 1941
My 361 and 37.2 It was Berle I saw: usually friendly he was almost caustic on matter of lend lease and made it clear without saying so we will not benefit unless we fall in line: it is obvious administration considers we are not playing game and will give us no facilities they can reasonably withhold: their attitude is England must win whoever suffers: they could not make good case for refusing credits for food and fertilisers but they will not sanction munitions: I suggest I should approach Export Import bank for loan for food fertilisers and ships but we will not get ships if England wants them.