857.014/60
The Acting Secretary of War to the Secretary of State
Washington
, February 5,
1929.
Dear Mr. Secretary: With reference to your letter of January 28, 1929, in which you state that the Island of Bouvet in the South Atlantic was placed under the sovereignty of Norway by the Royal Decree of January 23, 1928, I am pleased to advise you that the War Department knows of no American interest that would be jeopardized by a recognition of Norway’s action in this case.11a
Sincerely yours,
C. B. Robbins
- A reply to the same effect was received from the Navy Department on February 1.↩