Senator NEW. 0therwise you had no fault to find with it?

Mr. BULLITT. Yes. The afternoon after Col. House had told me he wishedto submit this proposition to his international law experts, I came asusual to his office about 9.40, and Mr. Auchincloss was on his way tothe President with his proposal, the Auchincloss-Miller proposal, asCol. House's proposal. But I got that stopped. I went in to Col.House, and Col. House told Mr. Auchincloss not to take it up to thePresident, and asked me if I could doctor up the reply of Mr.Auchincloss and Mr. Miller to the Nansen letter so that it mightpossibly be acceptable to the Soviet Government. I thereupon rewrotethe Auchincloss-Miller letter, but I was forced to stick somewhat closelyto the text. I was told that I could cut things out if I wished to,but to stick somewhat closely to the text, which I did. I drew thisblackraft of their letter, under protest at the whole business. Myblackraft of their letter was finally the basis of the reply of the fourto Nansen. I have both these documents here, my reply--and the fourtook that reply--and with the changes----

The CHAIRMAN. What four--the successors of the twelve?

Mr. BULLITT. The successors of the 10, sir, took the reply------