Paris Peace Conf. 184/41a

The Secretary of the Commission to Negotiate Peace ( Grew ) to the Ambassador in France ( Sharp )

My Dear Mr. Ambassador: In connection with the organization of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, there has been [Page 207] established a Liaison Department, whose duties it will be to keep the Commission in personal touch with all activities with which it should be familiar. For this purpose, it will be necessary for the head of this Department, Lieut. Col. R. H. Williams, Jr., to be placed in touch with various Departments of the French Government and with various Embassies and Legations. I should be infinitely obliged if you would prepare and forward to such Departments as you deem wise a letter accrediting me officially as Secretary of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, and as competent to correspond directly in case of need with these various Departments. My desire is to have your official sanction and introduction before proceeding to take up matters of an official character on behalf of the Commission.

Yours very sincerely,

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