882.51/1072: Telegram
The Minister in Liberia (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:13 p.m.]
25. Act of January 22, 1919,5 passed at the instance of Department, to authorize President of Liberia to accept proffered loan credit of $5,000,000 from the Government of the United States and to enter into such agreements et cetera as would make credit effective has been amended by joint resolution making it necessary that any agreements which President of Liberia may execute to render loan credit available shall be submitted to the Legislature for approval. Legation understands President has assented to demand of Legislature to be called in extra session to consider and approve such agreements and conditions as may be required of Liberia to release loan credit, if proposed financial plan reached here during recess of Legislature. Legation informed that amendment above mentioned was drafted and passed without reference to Financial Adviser.
Aside from needless expense extra session of Legislature would cause, no one can foretell what it would do if again assembled.
- For text of this act, see Foreign Relations, 1919, vol. ii, p. 466.↩