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en t Pee mae ne ee ) ' : . . -— National .Erecutive Director of the United Seamen's Service, Inc. He was not approved due to the utolent objections of Joseph | Curran and the ye WM. vu. on February 18, 1938, Kennedy resigned the chairmanship of the Maritime Commission to accept the post of United States ambassador (ftret Irish and first Catholte) to Great Britatn. (Current Biography 1940; 100-138377~623 61-7550-672X3 ) C. Kennedy and Appeasenent On June 14, 1939, the Director tranamitted to Presidential Secretory Stephen Early a copy of a-section of the Foreign Observer, dated at Wew York City on June 1, 1939, The Director tnvi ted Early's attention to remarks quoted theretn from the privately- circulated ond well=inforned Week’ of London which reflected British bewilderment as to why Kennedy was allowed to renain as Ambassador considering his record as an appéaser and an apologist for Chamberlain. This publication reported that Kennedy had informed members of the British Government that they need not worry about anything thot Mr. Roosevelt moy say, for the reason that (1) "Tt will be my Sriends that are tn the White House tn 1940," (2) Roosevelt is run by the Jews and oll. the onti-foscist sentiment tn the United States is largely created by the Jews pho run the press." Week indicated that Kennedy's statements, were causing Const iderable confusion in Brittsh Cabinet meetings as to whether they reflected the true American opinion regarding appeasement of Aris. powers.