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Paris Peace Conf. 184.00101/84

Minutes of the Daily Meetings of the Commissioners Plenipotentiary, Monday, June 9, 1919

June 9, 1919
  • Present:
    • Mr. Lansing
    • Mr. White
    • Mr. Herter
1.
Mr. Herter read a suggested telegram from Lieut. Leroy King to Colonel Sherman Miles, United States Military Attaché at the Legation [Page 228] at Prague with regard to the appointment of Col. Riggs as the American member on the Inter-Allied Military Commission to fix the new Armistice line in Carinthia. The Commissioners felt that, inasmuch as Col. Miles was no longer directly concerned with the Carinthian question, it would be inadvisable to have him officially connected with this matter, and therefore disapproved sending the telegram in question. They felt that any information which any of the Mission wished to send to Col. Miles merely for his information, could be sent by mail. Proposed Telegram From Lt. King to Colonel Miles re Appointment of Colonel Riggs to Inter-Allied Military Commission in Carinthia
2.
Memorandum No. 341 was read with regard to the release of Captain Whitney Newton, Jr., Personnel Officer of the Commission, on or about June 15th. The Commissioners approved of Captain Newton’s release. Release of Captain Newton
3.
Memorandum No. 342 was read, giving the substance of a statement made by Mr. Walter S. Rogers, of the Paris office of the Committee on Public Information, with regard to the discontinuance of the News Service of that office by June 15th. The Commissioners expressed a desire that Mr. Grew should get into touch immediately with Mr. Herman Suter, of the Committee on Public Information, to ascertain exactly what special arrangements could be made to have the News Service in question continued after June 15th. They felt that this matter was of such importance that if it were not possible for Mr. Grew to enter into a satisfactory arrangement with Mr. Suter, the whole matter should be referred to the President. Discontinuance of News Service
4.
Mr. Herter read a memorandum prepared by Major Tyler in regard to a conversation which he had had with General Slatin, of the Austrian Delegation. This was noted with interest by the Commissioners. Interview Between Major Tyler and General Slatin