File No. 355.115 C76/18.
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Brussels, June 28, 1912.
Sir:—I have the honor to refer to my despatch No. 44 of April 26 last, and to previous correspondence on the subject of discrimination against American oils which appeared in the specifications of the Belgian State Railway Administration, and to say that the Legation, noting that a similar discrimination had at the same time appeared in the Cahier des Charges of the Administration of Marine (which is a Bureau of the Ministry of Railways, Posts and Telegraphs in this country, which has no navy) continued to press the matter of free admission of American oils into Belgian State competitions.
I am happy now to report that the Minister of Foreign Affairs advises me that in the future the specifications relative to the adjudication of oils for the Administration of Marine will not contain conditions excluding American oils.
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