611.5631/85: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in the Netherlands (Tobin)
[Paraphrase]
Washington, November 21,
1923—3 p.m.
56. Legation’s despatch 123 of October 18. Department is ready to negotiate a general treaty of amity, commerce, and consular rights with the Netherlands on the basis of unconditional most-favored-nation treatment.
You are instructed to inquire at the Foreign Office whether the Netherland Government would be willing to negotiate a treaty on this basis. Report to Department result of inquiry.
Hughes