702.60i 11/3: Telegram
The Consul at Reval (Albrecht) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 7—2:19 a.m.]
Esthonian Government has appointed Edward Wirgo Assistant Foreign Minister to be their unofficial representative in the United States authorized by Department’s telegram to Commissioner Riga. They desire him to have title of Commissioner and ask whether he will be persona grata and whether he can use the title of Commissioner, issue passports, use code and be accorded diplomatic privileges such as are extended to Commissioner Young. Wirgo was one of the commission to obtain recognition of the Entente Powers and member of the Esthonian delegation to Peace Conference, diplomatic agent in Italy for nine months beginning December 1918, diplomatic representative ad interim in Florence 1919 and from January to May 1920 diplomatic representative in Great Britain. He is strongly nationalist in tendency and when I arrived was anxious to make much of the non prosequitur recognition situation. However, [Page 663] he is capable, personally agreeable on closer acquaintance and I think Department cannot object to him personally. He hopes to leave for the United States in a few weeks and I request early authorization to visa his passport. I hope there is no objection to visaing a passport indicating that he is going as Commissioner or unofficial agent.