711.632/40: Telegram
The Minister in Austria (Washburn) to the Secretary of State
[Received 3:30 p.m.]
20. My telegram No. 18, April 20, 5 p.m.
1. Foreign Office informs me that Ministry [of] Commerce upon further consideration greatly prefers that relevant language in second paragraph of article 11 should read: “a certificate issued by the authority designated for the purpose in the country of his departure shall be accepted as satisfactory.”
This would eliminate sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) in the Department’s telegram 24, April 16 [12], 6 p.m. If this suggestion comes too late, paragraph 2 of my before-mentioned telegram No. 18 stands.
2. Paragraph 3 of my above-mentioned telegram 18. Schüller now states that he will accept term of 7 years which the Department [Page 993] will probably prefer to a term of 6 years on the definite date July 1st, 1935.
3. Schüller told me last evening he is leaving May 5th for long absence in Paris and Geneva and I very much hope it may be possible to dispose finally of two remaining points here raised before his departure.