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

862i.01/61a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Wallace)¹³

Washington, December 6, 1920—5 p.m.

1674. For the Ambassador referring our 1625 November 9, 4 p.m.¹⁴ For transmission to the Foreign Office.

I have the honor to refer to my communication of November [12] setting forth the views of my Government relative to the status of the island of Yap. I have received instructions to bring to your attention certain additional considerations with reference to this same matter, from which may be obtained a better understanding of the position of my Government.

[Here follows, mutatis mutandis, the communication to the British Government contained in telegram no. 1199, December 4, 1920, to the Ambassador in Great Britain, beginning with the words “There would appear.”]

Transmit above to Rome as Department’s 233 for delivery mutatis mutandis to Foreign Office referring Department’s 213 to Rome November 9.¹⁴

Davis

13. See last paragraph for instructions to repeat to Rome as no. 233.
14. See footnote 2, p. 263.
14. See footnote 2, p. 263.