File No. 705.6358/1
The Swedish Minister ( Ekengren ) to the Secretary of State
Washington
,
April 10, 1917
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Your Excellency: I herewith have the honor to bring to your excellency’s knowledge that I have to-day been instructed by my Government to assume charge of the Austro-Hungarian interests in the United States, and that I have accordingly taken over these interests.
With renewed assurances [etc.]
W. A. F. Ekengren