611.626/233a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Wallace)
1315. For Boyden from Department: B–76.
Department and Textile Alliance have reached agreement regarding pool, also daily production February 1 to June 30, also future production Reparation dyes on lines similar to former contracts. You are hereby directed to immediately notify Reparation Commission, also German Government, also German manufacturers, also Chapin, textually as follows:
“Department of State has empowered the Textile Alliance Incorporated of New York to order and receive any or all of the dyes the United States may be entitled to receive from the remaining impounded [Page 506] stocks, also from daily production February 1 to June 30 inclusive. The orders are provisional upon the dyes being of standard quality. The Textile Alliance will place its orders not later than August 10th for impounded dyes and shortly thereafter for the daily production February 1 to June 30, direct with the German manufacturers if no objections are raised thereto by the Reparation Commission. Orders will be accompanied by complete specifications also full directions which should be complied with”.
Please cable when done.
Will cable further regarding future production when you advise particulars of arrangement consummated between Germans and Allies. Agreement will be forwarded to you by pouch for your information.