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File No. 763.72112A/608a

The Secretary of State to the Diplomatic Representatives in Certain Countries 1

[Circular telegram]
Washington , February 21, 1918, 8 p.m.

Before sending recommendations for the addition of names to the enemy trading list or for removals therefrom, confer with the British and French diplomatic representatives in the country to which you are accredited. Such action will further our purposes of common counsel and cooperation.

Lansing
  1. Those in Central and South America and in Norway, Sweden, Denmar the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland.↩