The Pittsburgh Press (April 8, 1944)
Raid explanation asked by Swiss
Washington (UP) –
Swiss Minister Charles Bruggmann yesterday made oral representations to Secretary of State Cordell Hull about the accidental bombing of the Swiss border village of Schaffhausen by U.S. Liberator bombers on April 1.
The representations were understood to be preliminary to a formal note for the record. The United States had already presented its regrets both to the Swiss Legation in London and to the Swiss Foreign Office in Berne, and Mr. Hull had issued a statement expressing regret and pledging indemnity.
Mr. Bruggmann, it was said, sought an explanation as to how the accident occurred. Mr. Hull had said previously that an unfortunate series of events caused the mistakes leading up to the tragedy.
The minister also asked that measures be taken to prevent similar incidents in the future and was said to have accepted Mr. Hull’s statement that reparations will be made as far as is “humanly possible.”