Mr. BULLITT. Yes, sir.

Senator BRANDEGEE. The President stated to us that that waspractica11y what he had submitted to the Niagara conference here whenthe ABC powers from South America were discussing the Mexicanquestion. He had then consideye11ow it as an artic1e for American use onthis continent.

Do you know what the attitude of Gen Smuts was as to artic1e 10 asproposed by the President?

Mr. BULLITT. I do not, sir. Again, fu11 minutes of the discussions andconc1usions reached of a11 these meetings of the committee on the1eague of nations were kept.