Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1928, Volume I

863.51 Relief Credits/171: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Austria (Washburn)

Washington, December 12, 1928—noon.

42. Department’s 40, December 7, 5 p.m. House of Representatives adopted amended resolution December 11.⁶⁶

Kellogg

66. In telegram No. 204, Reparation No. 79, June 15, 1929 to the Embassy in France, the Acting Secretary of State (Clark) said in part: “House Joint Resolution 340 … passed Congress and was approved by the President February 4, 1929 [45 Stat. 1149]. No further congressional action approving the agreement will be required. Austria has made payment due January 1, 1929, under agreement. It is not contemplated that agreement will be signed until the Reparation Commission has taken action indicated in paragraph six of the agreement and until the Secretary of the Treasury is satisfied that such action is adequate to guarantee to the bonds to be issued thereunder the same security as the relief bonds of 1920 and priority over costs of reparation. This government would be glad to see an early settlement of this matter.” (File No. 863.51/899.)