Office of the Historian

811.6363/40

The Assistant Secretary of War (Williams) to the Secretary of State

Washington, February 3, 1921.
B.I.A. 5627–93

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of State Department letters of January 7th and January 28th,43 inclosing copies of cablegram to the American Legation at The Hague44 and the American Minister’s reply45 relative to the Philippine oil land leasing law.

I am pleased to inform you that this matter has been brought to the attention of the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands by cable, and it is thought that the desired modification of the oil land leasing Act of the Philippine Government will be brought about. The Governor-General has also been furnished copies of the correspondence relating to this matter.

Very respectfully,

W. R. Williams
  1. Neither printed.↩
  2. No. 613, Dec. 31, 1920, 2 p.m., p. 547.↩
  3. No. 418, Jan. 4, 1921, supra.↩