File No. 659.119/244

The Ambassador in Great Britain ( Page) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

9183. War Trade Board [from Sheldon]:

No. 327. Your 228 [229]. Cecil says he thinks it very desirable to come to an agreement with the Danes and that the proposal regarding [Page 1325] tonnage would be satisfactory provided the necessary terms of an agreement would meet with your approval. He stated that the British Embassy in Washington have been telegraphed in this sense to-night, and I am told that the French are doing likewise. Can you state the amount of tonnage that will be available at Allies’ option to put in the service of the Belgian Belief if the Allies so decide?

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