File No. 821/20–21.
Ambassador Francis
to the Secretary of State.
[Extract.]
American Embassy,
Vienna, April 10,
1907.
No. 211.]Sir: Referring to my No. 175 of February 16,
1907, I beg to report that up to date I have been unable to receive any
reply from the Austrian Government through the common minister of
foreign affairs to inquiries made by me November 6, 1906, and February
16, 1907, whether the decree of July 5, 1906, would be so modified as to
admit into Austria meats and meat products that have been inspected and
passed by government officials of the United States, in each case to be
accompanied by a certificate of such government inspection. I had
previously submitted copies of various government publications
containing the regulations governing such inspection.
To-day I addressed Baron Aehrenthal again on the subject, copy of note
inclosed.
The Austrians are distinctively meat eaters, and their country furnishes
the almost exclusive market for Hungarian pork and beef. Awaiting
specific instructions as to my future action in this matter.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure.]
Ambassador Francis to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs.
American Embassy,
Vienna, April 10,
1907.
Your Excellency: I beg to respectfully call
your excellency’s attention to my note addressed to you, dated
February 16, 1907 (F. O. No. 62), which remains unanswered. In such
communication and in a previous note (dated November 6, 1906) I
earnestly requested, through your excellency’s kind mediation, that,
in view of changed conditions of inspection, transportation, etc.,
the decree of July 5, 1906, be so modified by the Austrian
Government as to admit within its territory American meats which
have been inspected and passed by government officials of the United
States—in each case accompanied by a certificate of such government
inspection.
It is believed that all previous objections to entry raised by the
Austrian Government have been met and effectively overcome by the
new law, which became operative October 1, 1906, prohibiting the
exportation of any meats to Europe
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which have not been duly inspected by
government officials of the United States, and which are
unaccompanied by a certificate of inspection.
I again respectfully and earnestly request at an early date
information as to the position the Imperial Government of Austria
assumes in the recognition of such inspection of meats by American
government officials, and whether, by modification of the decree of
July 5, 1906, such meats and meat products will be admitted within
the borders of Austria when accompanied by the aforesaid guaranties
of their purity.
I avail, etc.,
