R. Borden Reams person

“Questions involving Germany, so both ended up on the desk of a handful of people at the State Department. Men like Eldridge Burbrough, R. Borden Reams, and John Hickerson prided themselves on their professed realism towards Germany in the m…”

“He was, let's see, the chief legal affairs. Soviet and Eastern European affairs, Lloyd Henderson, a name that has also come up. European expert H. Freeman Matthews. European division assistant chief John Hickerson. Jewish affairs specialist…”

“Durbrow cited the fantastic nature of the allegation and the impossibility of it being true as the reason why it wasn't forwarded. R. Borden Reams was at that moment engaging in burying a second document, which was a letter from the U.S. Em…”

“when it wired to Washington asking for prompt White House approval, ended up on R. Borden Reams' desk. Reams strongly opposed drawing any further attention to this issue. However, and an international commission would do just that. He tucke…”

“Within hours after Wise's appearance before the press, the State Department issued a statement dissing itself from Wise and refusing to back up his contention that Hitler was exterminating Jewish people. Reims and Durbrow and their counterp…”

“Publication of the protest as it stood would, quote, support Rabbi Wise's contention of official confirmation from the State Department sources. The way will then be open for further pressure from interest groups for action which might affe…”

“He told the counterparts in London that issuing a protest would be a mistake because the US and British would thereby expose themselves to increase pressure from all sides to do something specific to help the people. It was better to say no…”