Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1932, The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East and Africa, Volume II

882.01 Foreign Control/432

The Secretary of State to the American Representative on the International Committee on Liberia, at Geneva (Reber)

Washington, November 23, 1932.

Sir: With reference to the Department’s telegram No. 181, November 22, 8 p.m., I enclose for your records copies of the Department’s letter of November 19 to the Finance Corporation of America,⁹⁴ and of the company’s reply, dated November 21.⁹⁵

For your confidential information I may state that considerable difficulty was encountered in obtaining any reply whatever in time to transmit to you by November 23, the day on which you had informed the Department that the Rapporteur would make an interim report to the Council.

The company has recently shown a marked reluctance in all matters pertaining to their cooperation with the International Committee in connection with the “General Principles” adopted by the Committee and subsequently endorsed to the company by the Department as a basis for direct negotiations.

Very truly yours,

For the Secretary of State:

W. R. Castle, Jr.

94. Latter not printed.
95. See supra.