File No. 654.119/83
The Swiss Minister ( Sulzer) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 22.]
Sir: In confirmation of the statement made by me in the conversation I had with Your Excellency yesterday, I now have the honor to give official notice of the formal acceptance by my Government of the memorandum agreed upon by the chairman of the War Trade Board, Mr. Vance McCormick, and the delegates of the Government of Switzerland, governing the importation of American products into Switzerland.
In this connection, I am especially directed by my Government to convey its highest appreciation of this further evidence on the part of Your Excellency’s Government of the friendship the United States has always shown to my country.
It is needless to assure Your Excellency that the Swiss Government shall not fail to adhere scrupulously to the obligations it has assumed under this agreement which is of such vital importance to the solution of her food problems. Switzerland feels confident that the same mutual friendly spirit which marked the negotiations will be maintained in carrying out its provisions.
Accept [etc.]