File No. 654.119/99

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Switzerland ( Wilson )

[Telegram]

1347. Referring Legation’s No. 2379 of January 10, 10 a.m.,1 Dresel should be instructed to participate as suggested with British and French representatives in forthcoming negotiations for the reduction of cotton and rubber goods in accordance with the rights reserved in [part II,] article 11 (a) of the Swiss-American agreement signed in Paris on December 5, 1917.2

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