Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1933, The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East and Africa, Volume II

651.113/131: Telegram

The Ambassador in France (Straus) to the Acting Secretary of State

Paris, July 20, 1933—6 p.m.
[Received July 21—6 a.m.]

332. According to reliable reports the French Government is once more considering the immediate application of the 15 percent tariff surtax to goods coming from the United States in view of the depreciation of the dollar exchange and because of a British protest against discrimination as such a surtax has been applied to their goods since depreciation reached 20 percent.

Straus