Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, General, the British Commonwealth, Volume I

500.C115/329: Telegram

The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, June 22, 1934—3 p.m.
[Received June 22—12:10 p.m.]

179. Department’s No. 73, June 21, midnight.

1. At the request of Andrews I transmitted formally to Butler the resolution of June 19.⁸

2. All other information destined for Butler was conveyed to him orally with stipulations that certain portions were for his personal information and particularly not to be the subject of any official announcements.

3. Butler presented the resolution to the Conference this morning and made the following statement:

“I further understand that the United States would be disposed to consider favorably an invitation to accept membership of the International Labor Organization.⁹ I am sure that the Conference will warmly welcome this important communication, which marks a great turning point in the history of the organization.”¹⁰

Gilbert

8. Transmitted in letter of June 22; both the letter and the resolution are printed in Treaty Series No. 874, pp. 28–29.
9. The director’s letter of June 22 to the American Consul at Geneva transmitted a resolution of the International Labor Conference inviting the United States to accept membership in the organization. Treaty Series No. 874, pp. 29–30, or Department of State, Press Releases, June 23, 1934, p. 419.
10. League of Nations, International Labour Conference, 18th Sess., Geneva, 1934, Record of Proceedings (Geneva, 1934), p. 457.