Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1914, Supplement, The World War

File No. 150.07/17

The Secretary of State to the French Ambassador (Jusserand)

Department of State,
Washington, September 4, 1914.

No 1376]

Excellency: Having reference to Mr. Clausse’s note of August 14 asking that suitable instructions be issued to the proper immigration officials at Montreal with a view to the removal of any restrictions there in force preventing French reservists in Canada from coming to this country for the purpose of returning to their mother country, I have the honor to inform your excellency that the request of Mr. Clausse was promptly complied with.

Accept [etc.]

W. J. Bryan