Mr. Grant to Mr.
Blaine.
[Extract.]
Legation of
the United States,
Vienna, December 5, 1891.
(Received December 23)
No. 213.]
Sir: Upon November 10 last I bad the honor to
report to you, by telegram, that I had received official information to the
effect that the cabinets of both Austria and Hungary had agreed to repeal
the ordinance which prohibited the admission of American hog products into
this Monarchy.
Since sending to you my telegram of November 10 I have made it my special
duty to visit the foreign office as frequently as possible, where I used
earnestly whatever influence could be brought to bear to hasten the
promulgation of the rescinding decree. During each interview, when I was
always received with the greatest cordiality at the foreign office, I had
arguments more or less extended upon this subject with the ministers, the
general purport of which I have already reported to the Department; and
yesterday I had the honor and gratification to telegraph you, Mr. Secretary,
that the decree had been officially promulgated which admits American pork
products into the Monarchy of Austria-Hungary 5 and I herewith inclose a
translated copy of this decree and the note with which it was transmitted to
this legation (Nos. 1 and 2).
The promulgation of this decree admitting American pork products into
Austria-Hungary may justly be considered as a great triumph for the United
States Government.
I congratulate the President and you, Mr. Secretary, upon the success which
you both have gained in this decree from Austria-Hungary, which opens a
market to the value of $25,000,000 a year for one of America’s staple
products, not an insignificant “Christmas greeting “from the administration
at Washington to the seven millions of farmers in the United States.
Trusting that my actions in the negotiation for this decree may meet with
your approval,
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure No. 1 in No.
213.—Translation.]
Mr. Glauz to Mr.
Grant.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Vienna, December 3,
1891.
Sir: In the esteemed note of the 17th of
October last (No. 96), the honorable envoy of the United States of
America was pleased to convey the desire, expressed by his Government,
that the ordinance of 1881, against the importation of hogs, hogs’ meat
of all kinds, bacon, and sausages, into Austria-Hungary be repealed.
After the honorable envoy of the United States had already been informed
verbally and confidentially that the respective ministers had given
their moral support to the repeal of the prohibitory ordinance in
question, the imperial and royal ministry of foreign affairs now has the
honor to transmit to the honorable envoy of the United States a copy of
the ordinance by which the measure taken for sanitary reasons against
the importation of pork products is repealed after December 4, 1891.
The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to renew to the honorable
envoy of the United States the assurance of his most distinguished
consideration.
Glauz,
For
the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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[Inclosure No. 2 in No.
213.—Translation.]
Ordinance.
The ministries of the interior, of commerce, of finances, and of
agriculture, under date of the 4th of December, 1891, concerning the
importation of hogs, hogs’ meat, bacon, and of sausages from the United
States of America.
After consultation with the Royal Hungarian Government, the ordinance of
March 10, 1881, R. G. B., No. 18, is repealed, and the importation of
hogs, hogs’ meat of all kinds, of bacon, and of sausages of every
description from the United States of America into the Austro-Hungarian
Monarchy is permitted, provided that an official certificate is produced
setting forth the fact that the examination prescribed by the laws of
the United States shows that they are of healthy and perfectly sound
condition.
The laws and regulations relating to the supervision of the traffic in
the above-mentioned articles remain intact.
The ordinance will take effect on the day of its publication.
- Taaffe.
- Falkenhayn.
- Bacquehem.
- Steinbach.
