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ing his stay, we feel he is in safe hands. Instead of making his visit a fail-
ure, we are doing everything we can to make it a success. Tomorrow I shall write
the President about it, and that letter will be a part of the record. I shall
also telephone Frank Polk and ask him to be cordial and give him necessary help.
We dined with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince. The only other guests
were Justice and Mrs. Loring. Lieut. Prince is just back from France and we
were entertained with stories and photographs of the Front, particularly the
aviation part of it. Young Prince said "I have met your nephew a young Cana-
dian flyer of much daring over there". He told Prince that "his uncle, Col
House, ruled his, Prince's country". He was not aware that Prince knew me and
would perhaps bring the story back to have it denied.
Billy Phillips is over from Washington. We had an extended conference con-
cerning departmental affairs. And this reminds me, I have never told of the
mission Henry Morganthau has suggested for himself and upon which he departs this
week. <add>His</add> <del>The</del> plan is <del>for him</del> to go to Egypt and try to get an invitation from the
Turks to go into Palestine for the ostensible purpose of helping the Jews. The
real purpose is to make a separate peace if possible with Turkey, segregating her
from her allies, the Central Powers. Morganthau believes he can get an inter-
view with Enver Pasha and, if he can, he believes it will not be difficult to ar-
range the balance. It is a daring enterprise and one full of danger for Morgan-
thau.
I cautioned him about talking for, upon his own confession, a number of peo-
<sic>plw</sic> know what he has in mind. In discussing the matter we agreed it would be
best to draw Enver out and let the proposal come from him, if possible, so that
Morganthau could act as Enver's agent rather than as an agent of the Allies.
I spoke to Phillips of the indiscretions of General Edwards, who commands
the Department of the East, and he is to convey this information to the Secretary
| Title | ms_0466_s2_v5_179 |
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ing his stay, we feel he is in safe hands. Instead of making his visit a fail-
ure, we are doing everything we can to make it a success. Tomorrow I shall write
the President about it, and that letter will be a part of the record. I shall
also telephone Frank Polk and ask him to be cordial and give him necessary help.
We dined with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince. The only other guests
were Justice and Mrs. Loring. Lieut. Prince is just back from France and we
were entertained with stories and photographs of the Front, particularly the
aviation part of it. Young Prince said "I have met your nephew a young Cana-
dian flyer of much daring over there". He told Prince that "his uncle, Col
House, ruled his, Prince's country". He was not aware that Prince knew me and
would perhaps bring the story back to have it denied.
Billy Phillips is over from Washington. We had an extended conference con-
cerning departmental affairs. And this reminds me, I have never told of the
mission Henry Morganthau has suggested for himself and upon which he departs this
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