File No. 5727/284–285.
Ambassador Hill to
the Secretary of State.
American Embassy,
Berlin, August 20,
1909.
No. 415.]Sir: With reference to my dispatch No. 406, of
the 7th instant,1
relative to the termination of the commercial agreement between the
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United States and Germany, I
have the honor to transmit herewith a copy, with translation, of a note
which I have to-day received from His Excellency Herr Stemrich, imperial
undersecretary of state for foreign affairs, under date of the 15th
instant, wherein it is stated that the German Government understands
that the present commercial agreement between the United States and
Germany will terminate with the close of the 7th day of February, 1910,
and requesting to be informed if this view is shared by our
Government.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure.—Translation.]
Imperial Undersecretary of
State for Foreign Affairs to Ambassador Hill.
Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Berlin, August 15, 1909.
The undersigned has the honor to acknowledge the receipt from His
Excellency Mr. David Jayne Hill, ambassador of the United States of
America, of the note of the 7th instant (F. O. No. 477), wherein
notice is given of the termination on the 7th of February, 1910, of
the commercial agreement between the German Empire and the United
States of America of the 22d of April–2d of May, 1907. As the
imperial embassy in Washington has reported by telegraph, a notice
of termination has been communicated to it by the Department of
State, under date of the 7th of August, 1909.
In accordance with Article VI, paragraph 3, of the agreement, it
shall remain in force for six months from the date when notice of
its termination is given. It will therefore terminate with the close
of the 7th day of February, 1910.
The undersigned begs to be informed that this view is shared by the
American Government, and avails, etc.
