File No. 763.72114/3868
The Minister in Switzerland ( Stovall) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 27, 6.28 a.m.]
4104. My 4062, July 24, 9 a.m., and 4071, July 25, 9 a.m. I have received further communication from Swiss Political Department, stating that new measures regarding half rates for transport of consignments to prisoners of war will go into effect on August 1. A meeting was called this morning by British Legation and attended by representative of French Embassy, American, British, Italian, Belgian and Servian Legations, and of several relief organizations, at which it was decided to address notes to Political Department calling attention to fact that new measures affecting Hague conventions well [were] being put into effect before the Legations interested could hear from their Governments and requesting the Federal Council to postpone action until the replies of these Governments were received.