File No. 711.6221/165
The Secretary of State to the Swiss Chargé ( Hübscher)
Sir: Referring to my memorandum of June 1, 1917, relative to the competence of Swiss consuls, acting in the interests of absent German heirs, to receive personal property in settlement of inheritances, I have the honor now to ask if you will kindly instruct Swiss consular officers in the United States to defer, for the time being, the acceptance of money due German subjects from estates in this country, inasmuch as it is possible that the general subject may be taken up in war legislation before the present Congress.
Accept [etc.]