211.65/108
The Ambassador in Italy (Long) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 6.]
Sir: I have the honor to inform the Department that upon the receipt of its instruction No. 204 of May 4, 1934, regarding the resumption of negotiations of a new treaty of extradition between the United States and Italy, I presented to Mr. Suvich, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, orally and by letter, of which a copy is enclosed,19 the observations contained in the above-mentioned instruction, and asked that the Italian Government continue the negotiations on the basis of the draft treaty submitted to the Italian Government in 1929 with the additions and modifications referred to on pages 3 and 4 of the Department’s instruction of May 4, 1934.
I am now in receipt of a reply from Mr. Suvich, of which a copy and translation are enclosed herewith,19 stating that the draft of a treaty which was submitted in 1929 and of which a further copy with modifications was delivered by me to Mr. Suvich, is now being considered by the Ministry of Justice and that he will notify me as soon as he is advised of the results of this further examination. Mr. Suvich adds that this draft “could not be accepted by the Royal Government because of the differences presented by the respective legislations of the two countries,” but hopes that a satisfactory basis may be found on which an agreement may be reached.
Respectfully yours,