863.51 Relief Credits/75
The Austrian Minister (Prochnik) to the Secretary of State
Excellency: The message of the President to Congress, in which the Chief Executive submitted a copy of a report of the Secretary of the Treasury regarding the Austrian relief debt and recommended appropriate legislative measures for a deferment of lien and settlement of said debts, will be highly appreciated throughout Austria as it constitutes a big step forward in the Republic’s economic reconstruction.
I am merely voicing the general sentiment prevailing in my country by expressing to Your Excellency and, through your kind intermediary, to the Government of the United States the deepest felt [Page 902] gratitude of the Austrian nation and its Government for the sympathetic attitude shown repeatedly before and now again by the United States towards their hard but successful strife for existence. This renewed manifestation of a friendly spirit exerts itself as a strong moral support.
May I take the liberty to add the expression of my own personal gratitude for the ready understanding and willing cooperation which I found in the Department of State and in particular in the Economic Adviser, who devoted a great deal of his time and zeal in the necessary preparations clearing the way for an adequate legislative measure.
Accept [etc.]