882.5048/21: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Liberia ( Francis )
7. Your 15, June 5, 2 p.m. If you are satisfied that the laborers in question are being exported under compulsion, you should bring the matter informally to the attention of the Liberian Government advising it that this shipment if made would appear to be in contravention of the principles of the Act of Brussels5 and of the Slavery Convention of 1926 to which the Liberian Government is signatory and urge that the Liberian Government take appropriate measures to prevent such violation. You should similarly advise the Barber Line representative in Monrovia informing him that this Government is determined to invoke all means at its disposal to prevent the use of the American flag in the transportation of forced labor. In speaking to the Barber Line representative, you should make no reference to the Department’s 5, June 5, 6 p.m. Please report action taken and further developments by cable.
- General act and declaration of Brussels, July 2, 1890, Malloy, Treaties, 1776–1909, vol. ii, p. 1964.↩