File No. 763.72/7702

The Serbian Minister ( Michailovitch) to the Secretary of State

Excellency: The Royal Serbian Government, with the intention to greet the entry of the United States into the war against Germany, the common enemy, and to thank her for the financial help extended by the Government of the United States to the Serbian Government for the successful prosecution of the war, sends a special mission to Washington, which is to be composed of Dr. Milenko Vesnitch, Minister Plenipotentiary in Paris, chief of the mission; Mr. Sima Lozanitch, former Minister of Agriculture; General Michailo Rachitch, representative of Serbian General Headquarters to French General Headquarters; Reverend Nicolai Velimirovitch, representative of the Serbian Red Cross; Lieutenant Colonel Nenadovitch; Captain Yovitchitch; and one attaché of Legation.

The mission will sail from France on November 17, for New York.1

In communicating this to you, I place myself at your disposal for any further information you may require.

I beg to renew [etc.]

L. Michailovitch
  1. By a note of Nov. 13 (unnumbered), the sailing date was changed to Nov. 24, and in another note of Nov. 15 (unnumbered), the Minister stated that the mission’s departure had been indefinitely postponed on account of the meeting of the Inter-Allied Conference (File Nos. 763.72/7722, 7751). The mission arrived in the United States, Dec. 20.