File No. 763.72112/1631

The Consul General at London (Skinner) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

Packers proposed to-day Vitalia cargo be forwarded Rotterdam to which port goods were originally consigned to Netherlands Trust, [Page 557] there to remain in storage and resold only under special resale licenses from trust, subject to British approval. Procurator refuses this request and active discharge of cargo begins to-morrow.

Skinner