860d.01/71
The Secretary of State to the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs (Holsti)
Paris, May 7,
1919.
Excellency: I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that the United States has recognized the independence of Finland and the Government, of which Your Excellency is a member, as the de facto Government of Finland.
In assuring Your Excellency of the pleasure it gives me to make this announcement, I have [etc.]
Robert
Lansing