File No. 763.72/10275
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Italy ( Page)
1424. Your 1472, March 14,1 and mail despatch No. 857 of March 19.2 Subject of sending American troops to Italy has been considered by our representatives of Supreme War Council. General Pershing has also been instructed to express the sympathetic attitude of this Government on this question and to point out the obligation of the United States to meet the increased demand of Great Britain and France for American troops up to July 1 and to express the hope that favorable determination of the question may soon be made to send troops to Italy subsequent to June.
You may inform Italian Government that matter of furnishing supplies of coal, freight cars and locomotives is one which should be referred to the Supreme War Council for consideration.