Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917, Supplement 2, The World War, Volume I

File No. 841.51/46

The British Ambassador ( Spring Rice) to the Secretary of State

No. 113

Washington, April 23, 1917.
[Received April 24.]

Sir: It is the desire of my Government to borrow at the earliest practicable date, the sum of $200,000,000 from your Government. I will appreciate very much if you could place me, or those whom I may indicate, in communication with the Secretary of the Treasury of your Government, so that negotiations may be taken up for the loan mentioned.² The authority to sign the necessary documents covering such transaction as may result from my negotiations with the Secretary of the Treasury, is in my hands.

I have [etc.]

Cecil Spring Rice

2. The contents of this note were communicated to the Secretary of the Treasury Apr. 24.