711.632/7a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Austria ( Washburn )
13. Department is now prepared to negotiate with the Austrian Government a general treaty of amity, commerce and consular rights.
Please inquire at the Foreign Office as to whether the immediate negotiation of such a treaty would be agreeable to the Austrian Government and inform the Department promptly of the result. If the Austrian Government agrees, the text of the proposed treaty and full covering instructions will be sent you within a few days.
[Paraphrase.] The Austrian Chargé, acting evidently on instructions from his Government, has urged repeatedly that a commercial treaty be negotiated with Austria. Inasmuch as he says that his Government feels particularly the need of a consular convention, the Department trusts that the Foreign Office will be glad to open negotiations immediately. [End paraphrase.]