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Memorandum by the Secretary of State
The Minister of Norway2 called primarily to pay his respects and extend congratulations on the successful meeting at Montevideo.3 He stated that he thought its stimulating effects would be helpful in Europe.
The Minister again reminded me of his former suggestion that his Government would like to negotiate a commercial treaty with the United States Government. He said he had discussed the matter with Assistant Secretary Sayre who at present was engrossed in like negotiations with other countries. I assured the Minister that my Government was equally desirous of negotiating with his Government and that as soon as our present negotiations were sufficiently advanced, we would take up another list of nations or [for] such negotiations, and that I hoped we could include his government. I made no definite commitment, however, and added that I would discuss the matter with Mr. Sayre.
- Wilhelm T. Munthe de Morgenstierne.↩
- i. e., Seventh International Conference of American States, December 3–26, 1933; see Foreign Relations, 1933, vol. iv, pp. 1 ff.↩