Office of the Historian

462.00 R 294/352b: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Kellogg)

Washington, July 12, 1924—2 p.m.

207. For Logan. L–103. Department’s L–100.57 Treasury has today received cablegram from Brussels signed bankionale apparently Belgian National Bank, translation as follows: [Page 148]

“Order Belgian Treasury we deposit this day to your account 88,199,252 French francs Bank of France, 203,750 lire Bank of Italy, $1,170,833 Federal Reserve Bank, New York, 2,902,083 florin Netherlands bank, 303,333 Swiss francs National Bank Berne, 29,278 pounds 10 shillings Bank of England, 8,275,000 with ourselves bankionale”.

Department has received no official advices. Please communicate at once with Belgian authorities and report to Department indicating particularly understanding pursuant to which funds are being deposited. Matter is urgent, particularly as Reserve Bank has been tendered above mentioned dollar sum and must keep it in suspense until definite advices received. If you cannot deal with matter at London suggest handling it through Amembassy Brussels.

Grew
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