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President Wilson to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: No doubt you are right that there is not sufficient evidence of acts here to base a demand for Albert’s recall upon; but do you not think that there is evidence enough of his exercise of authority and of his control of the evidently large sums of money which are being spent in the country for purposes of non-neutral activity and outrages against our peace? Since he is attached to the Germany Embassy we do not need evidence enough to convict to justify us in saying that he is persona non grata.
Faithfully Yours,