711.428/623
The British Ambassador (Geddes) to the Acting Secretary of State
Sir: I have the honour to refer to the Treaty signed on May 25th between the United States and Great Britain for the protection, preservation and propagation of salmon fisheries in the waters contiguous to Canada and the United States, and to enquire, at the instance of the Government of Canada, what prospect there is of this Treaty receiving ratification by the Senate during the present Session of Congress.
The Canadian Government desire to point out that, unless ratification is speedily secured, there is no possibility of the fisheries being afforded the protection contemplated by the Treaty during the season of 1921.
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