File No. 841.51/874
The Commercial Adviser of the British Embassy ( Crawford ) to the Secretary of the Treasury ( McAdoo )
Washington
,
May 29, 1917
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Sir: With reference to the Ambassador’s note of May 3 last,1 I now have the honour to apply for an advance of $185,000,000 to [Page 531] cover the requirements of my Government in the United States for the month of June.
I would suggest that the advance should be made in two instalments, $100,000,000 on the 10th of June and the remaining $85,000,000 on the 25th of June.
I have [etc.]
Richard Crawford