File No. 763.72112/2611
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Page)
3430. Your despatch 3317, March 23,1 and Department’s instruction 3681, June 2.2 Red Cross suggests as a possible solution to the differences which now exist, in its view of the obligation of British Government under the Geneva convention and its announced policy in limiting the permits for shipments of medical supplies to the Red Cross hospital units in the territory of the Central powers, that, while American Red Cross has no further funds with which to maintain medical or hospital units in territory Central powers, it would be able to send to Central powers a commission of satisfactory persons to receive Red Cross shipments, superintend their distribution to hospitals, and supervise their use, commission to be composed of persons for whose good faith Red Cross would vouch in seeing that supplies were devoted to hospital purposes only and to relief of sick and wounded. Red Cross would be glad to submit names of persons constituting such commission to British Government before appointing them, and expresses hope that British Government will agree to this proposition. Present this proposal to British Government and urge prompt reply.