882.51/1010: Telegram
The Minister in Liberia ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State
Monrovia
,
November 12, 1919, 8
a.m.
[Received 4 p.m.]
[Received 4 p.m.]
Replying to inquiries of Departments November 4, 1 p.m. Liberian Government furnishes following statement.
- 1.
- Arrears salary Government proper $193233.83 [$19033.83].
- 2.
- Arrears salary customs service $22237.77.
- 3.
- Arrears pay frontiers force $94280.69.
- 4.
- Total outstanding bills and legal claims are:
- Item A, Government proper $23511.73;
- Item B, Customs receivership $9762.64;
- Item C, Frontier force $2025.54.
- 5.
- Governments indebtedness to Bank [of] British West Africa $95602.85.
All above figures represent unbonded debts and are as of Nov. 1st.
Interest only on Republic’s 3 per cent domestic bonds was paid July 1st 1919, Government was unable to make provision for sinking fund.
Johnson