Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1921, Volume I

883.05/194

The British Ambassador ( Geddes ) to the Secretary of State

Washington , March 16, 1921 .

No. 199

Sir: I have the honour to invite reference to the note which Mr. Norman Davis was good enough to address to me under date of December 8th last,¹³ and to previous correspondence regarding the vacancy in the Egyptian Court of Appeal created by the retirement of Judge Tuck.

I understand that the United States Government do not wish to maintain the suggestion that Judge Crabitès should succeed to this vacancy and, if this assumption is correct, I should be grateful if I could be furnished with any names which the United States Government may wish that the Government of Egypt should take into consideration.

I have [etc.]

A. C. Geddes

13. Not printed.