711.5712Anti-War/2½

The Norwegian Legation to the Department of State

Memorandum

The Chargé d’Affaires of Norway has been instructed by his Government to inform the Department of State that on August 27, 1928, it gave Mr. Swenson, the United States Minister to Norway, the following reply to his enquiry regarding the Kellogg Treaty: It is the opinion of the Norwegian Government that the Treaty is an important step towards the advancement of peace and justice between nations and the Norwegian Government consequently approves of the Treaty. In accordance with this viewpoint the Norwegian Government will, as soon as possible, submit to the Storting a Royal proposition in regard to the adherence of the Kingdom of Norway to the Kellogg Treaty to renounce War.