500.C114/22: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in the Netherlands ( Phillips )

404. Your 88, May 26, 1 p.m.

Mr. Root comes to The Hague primarily as a member of the Permanent Court of The Hague to pass upon the Portuguese arbitration regarding church property. As you know, he is also a member of the League of Nations Organizing Committee for the Permanent Court of International Justice.

Colby