763.72119P43/780: Telegram
The Commission to Negotiate Peace to the Secretary of State
[Paraphrase]
Paris, November 7, 1919—4
p.m.
[Received 7:56 p.m.]
[Received 7:56 p.m.]
5071. [From Polk.] Do you authorize me to give servants of Crillon Hotel 30 days’ notice? Shall I proceed on the theory that on or about December 1 all of Mission and personnel will return home, thereby closing Crillon? I am planning to move the Reparation people to other quarters and also the members of the personnel which is to go [Page 659] to Embassy out of hotel by November 20. Please give me your views regarding the return of Bliss and White. Polk.
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