882.01 Foreign Control/431: Telegram
The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 24:—9:55 a.m.]
335. From Reber. At the close of the Council’s session last night the progress report of the Liberian Committee was presented.97 In summary it expresses the regret for the further delay caused by the trip of the Finance Corporation representative but hopes that the establishment of direct contact by Mr. Lyle’s visit will facilitate later agreement. It also points out that the Committee had approved the Liberian Government’s desire that principal financial negotiations should take place in Geneva with the assistance of the financial organization of the League.
In a short speech Grimes explained that his Government was not responsible for this further delay, pointed out the serious condition of Liberian finances but accepted the delay on condition that no final commitments except in Geneva could be made by his Government regarding the general aspects of the plan of assistance.
[Page 785]A very brief discussion followed during the course of which at Madariaga’s suggestion, an amendment expressing further regret in respect to the delays which have occurred and stressing the urgency of the situation was inserted.
- League of Nations, Official Journal, December 1932, p. 1948.↩