File No. 821/17–19.
Ambassador Francis
to the Secretary of State.
American Embassy,
Vienna, February 16,
1907.
No. 175.]
Sir: Referring to your No. 69,a dated January 12, 1907, with
reference to the question of the admission of American meats in Austria,
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I have the honor to inclose
copies of my letters on the subject to Baron Aehrenthal, imperial and
royal minister of foreign affairs, dated November 6, 1906, and February
16, 1907.
The reply of the minister of foreign affairs will be forwarded to you
immediately upon its receipt.
I am, etc.,
[Inclosure 1.]
Ambassador Francis to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs.
American Embassy,
Vienna, November 6,
1906.
Your Excellency: Referring to the esteemed
note of the imperial and royal ministry for foreign affairs (No. 53,
723/9), dated August 7, 1906, I most respectfully call the attention
of the Austrian Government to the fact that the American Government
has recently passed a law prohibiting the exportation of any meats
which have not been inspected by government officials and which,
when sent to the continent of Europe, are unaccompanied by a
certificate of inspection.
This law became operative October 1, 1906, and in order that the
Austrian Government may be convinced that all previous objections to
entry have been met and effectively overcome, I beg to inclose
copies of the following official publications:
- (1)
- Regulations governing the meat inspection of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
- (2)
- Regulations governing the examination and relabeling of
meats and meat-food products on hand.
- (3)
- Regulations governing the transportation of meat in
interstate and foreign commerce.
- (4)
- Regulations governing the interstate and foreign
transportation of meats and meat-food products prepared with
preservatives prior to October 1, 1906, and amending
regulation No. 45, governing the transportation to a foreign
country of meats and meat-food products.
- (5)
- Amending regulations 22, 23, 24, and 25, governing the
labeling of carcasses in establishments where inspection is
maintained; amending regulation 41, governing entrance of
unmarked fats into establishments where inspection is
maintained; and amending regulation 50, governing the
examination and relabeling of meats and meat-food
products.
Under the circumstances, I respectfully and earnestly suggest,
through your excellency’s kind mediation, that the decree of July 5,
1906, by the Austrian Government be modified so as to admit into its
country meats which have been inspected and passed by officials of
the United States, when accompanied by a certificate of such
government inspection.
Availing myself, etc.,
[Inclosure 2.]
Ambassador Francis to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs.
American Embassy,
Vienna, February 16,
1907.
Your Excellency: Under date of November 6,
1906, I respectfully called the attention of the Austrian
Government, through your excellency, to the fact that the American
Government had recently passed a law prohibiting the exportation of
any meats which have not been inspected by government officials and
which, when sent to Europe, are unaccompanied by a certificate of
inspection.
In order that the Austrian Government might be fully convinced that
all previous objections to entry had been met and effectively
overcome by this new law (which became operative October 1, 1906), I
inclose for your excellency’s perusal copies of various official
publications containing the regulations governing the meat
inspection; the examination and relabeling of meats and meat-food
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products on hand; the
transportation of meat in interstate and foreign commerce, and the
interstate and foreign transportation of meats and meat-food
products prepared with preservatives prior to October 1, 1906, and
amending regulation No. 45 governing the transportation to a foreign
country of meats and meat-food products, etc.
In view of the changed conditions of inspection, transportation,
etc., I renew the request I respectfully and earnestly made, that
through your excellency’s kind mediation the decree of July 5, 1906,
be so modified by the Austrian Government as to admit within its
borders meats which have been inspected and passed by government
officials of the United States, when, in every case, accompanied by
a certificate of such government inspection.
I trust your excellency will be able at an early date to assure me
that such action has been taken by the Austrian Government.
I embrace, etc.,
