File No. 872.48/46
The Ambassador in Austria-Hungary (Penfield) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 5, 3.25 p. m.]
1175. Your 1148, February 26 [29], 6 p. m. Following is summary of note from Austro-Hungarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs:
Government General at Belgrade has been instructed as follows:
The Government General shall notify Ministry for Foreign Affairs by telegraph of arrival of next shipment, whereupon representatives relief committee will be permitted to return to Belgrade. After the arrival, shipment will be turned over by American Relief Committee’s delegates in the presence of representative of Government General to Belgrade citizens’ committee against receipt to both representatives. Government General shall arrange with relief delegates for similar delivery to Belgrade committee of further shipments up to ten carloads, and in case larger shipments, relief committee delegates will be given voice in the distribution. The arrangements to be agreed upon shall be submitted to the Supreme Commander in Chief of the Imperial and Royal Army (which is located at Teschen, Silesia).
Ministry for Foreign Affairs hopes that since agreement between relief committee and Government General Belgrade is made possible, activities of former may be resumed and more extensively on the arrival of awaited large shipments from America.
Report of arrival in Belgrade of 16 carloads supplies already purchased by Stuart must be awaited before proceeding further. Inquiries identity proposed delegates and shows preference for Stuart assuming personal supervision.
Foregoing will be communicated to Stuart who arrives Vienna tomorrow.