File No. 711. 5914/170
The Secretary of State to the Danish Minister
Washington, October 24, 1916.
My dear Mr. Minister: I thank you for your letter of the 19th instant stating that it is now found necessary to extend the time limit for the Special Commission of the Danish Parliament to complete its work in regard to the treaty of cession, and that the intended plebiscite can not therefore be held until about the middle of December.
I have learned from our Consul at St. Thomas of the proposed departure of the delegates from the islands for the purpose of presenting to the Special Commission the sentiment of the inhabitants of the islands in regard to the sale. Judging from the Consuls report, I conclude the sentiment in the islands is strongly in favor of the treaty of cession.
I am [etc.]