Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1925, Volume I

875.6363/169: Telegram

The Chargé in Albania (Kodding) to the Secretary of State

Tirana, February 16, 1925—6 p.m.
[Received February 17—3:04 a.m.]

20. The Anglo-Persian concession was ratified by the Albanian Constituent Assembly this afternoon by 50 votes to 6 after a short discussion. Although the Assembly dispensed with reading of the concession its terms are believed to be substantially identical with those of the agreement transmitted to the Department with despatch number 115, June 18, 1923,¹⁵ which proposal last received consideration as reported in telegram 56, September 27, 1923, 5 [6?] p.m.¹⁶

At the same time that the Foreign Office was expressing to the Legation regret that the efforts of the Government to delay consideration of the oil concession until a later date had failed, the Minister of Public Works, when asked by a deputy to state the Government’s position, requested the Assembly to accept Anglo-Persian proposal. Copy to European Information Center.

Kodding

15. Not printed.
16. Foreign Relations, 1923, vol. i, p. 393.