882.01 Foreign Control/178
The Minister in Liberia (Mitchell) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 29.]
Sir: I have the honor to report to the Department receipt of “The Report of the Experts Designated by the Committee of the Council of the League of Nations appointed to Study the Problems raised by the Liberian Government’s Request for Assistance”.
[Page 696]It is a statement of facts and figures which would aid in the rehabilitation of Liberia if the suggestions were followed by successful application of business principles to governmental problems. It will be criticized from many angles. Its Administrative, Financial, and Judicial reforms will be subjects of debates at the coming session of the Legislature, scheduled to convene December 7th.
Comment by those in authority is being discreetly withheld pending the annual address of the Executive to the Legislature. It is believed that in so far as practicable every conceivable effort will be made to comply with the expressed desire of the Nations, in order that some relief may be given the Liberian Government.
Respectfully yours,