550 E 1/9

The Italian Ambassador (Ricci) to the Secretary of State

[Translation4]

Mr. Secretary of State: By order of my Government I have the honor to inform, through Your Excellency, the Government of the United States of America of the following invitation from the Italian Government:

“Pursuant to a resolution of the Supreme Council of the Allied Powers, I have the honor to forward to you a copy of a resolution adopted on January 6, 1922, by the Allied Governments assembled in conference at Cannes.5

“In accordance with that decision I have the honor to invite the Government of the United States of America to take part in the economic and financial conference that will be opened at Genoa on March 8, 1922.

“I beg you kindly to make known to me the names of your delegates and their staff.

Signed: Torretta
Minister of Foreign Affairs.”

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I have the honor to add for your information that the Supreme Council has decided that the small powers shall each be represented by two members of their Government, or two delegates, and that as for the great powers it would be desirable that the number of their representatives be kept between three and five.

I take [etc.]

V. Rolandi Ricci
  1. File translation revised.
  2. Resolution of Jan. 6 quoted in the telegram of that date from the Unofficial Observer at Cannes, p. 384.