702.60 h 11/16
The Secretary of State to the Yugoslav Chargé (Stanoyevitch)
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of June 16 in reply to the Department’s note of June 10 relative to certain acts of the Consul General of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in New York, against which complaints have been made to the Department.
The Department has taken note of the explanation by which you justify the Consul General’s attitude. I regret to inform you that a careful consideration of all the evidence before the Department relating to the charges against the Consul General, set forth in the Department’s note of June 10, leads to the conclusion that these charges have been fully proved. The Department is convinced that the Consul General has made an improper use of his official position [Page 953] by deliberately employing coercive measures against American citizens engaged in lawful business pursuits, and has caused definite financial loss and inconvenience not only to Mr. Frank Zotti but also to concerns advertising in the Narodni List. Under the circumstances, it becomes my regrettable duty to notify you that Mr. V. Savic has ceased to be persona grata to this Government in his official capacity as Consul General of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes at New York City, and it is necessary to cancel his exequatur. The formal document issued in this connection is enclosed.4
In this connection I request you to inform your Government that fullest consideration will gladly be given to the matter of the recognition of any other person appointed its Consul General at New York City.
Accept [etc.]
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