Handwritten notes passed between Frederick Boland and Michael Rynne regarding Francis Cremins' confidential report to Joseph Walshe of 18 April 1939

Dr. Rynne¹,
I doubt whether the course suggested by Mr. Cremins is really politic. What do you think?

Assistant Secretary

While Mr. Cremins' sentiments are no doubt, admirable, it is hard to see what benefit this country would derive out of a démarche by the Minister such as he suggests. Unless we could be sure that such a démarche would result to our international prestige (and not the contrary) it had better not be tried at present