890E.1281/11

The Counselor of Embassy in France ( Wilson ) to the Secretary of State

No. 2685

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Department’s instruction No. 1252 of March 30, 1936,40 in regard to the practice of medicine and pharmacy in the Lebanese Republic, and the practice of medicine and dentistry in the Cameroons and in Togoland.

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Prior to the receipt of the Department’s instruction under acknowledgment, a note dated April 6, 1936, a copy of which is enclosed,41 had been addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs requesting that measures be taken to remove the discriminative features of the decree of January 18, 1936. A copy of that decree taken from the Journal Officiel of January 22, 1936, is enclosed.42

Also, under date of March 17, 1936, a further note, a copy of which is enclosed,41 had been addressed to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, quoting in full the Embassy’s note of May 1, 1934,43 regarding the legislative decrees issued by the Lebanese Republic governing the practice of medicine and pharmacy, and again expressing the concern of the American Government over this discrimination against American nationals and its confidence that the French Government would take the measures which might be necessary to effect the modification of the two decrees so as to insure that the baccalaureate degrees of reputable and qualified American institutions of learning would not be placed in a less favorable position than those of similar institutions in France.

Upon the receipt of the Department’s instruction under acknowledgment, a further note written in compliance therewith, under date of April 16, 1936, has been addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A copy of this most recent note is also enclosed.41

Respectfully yours,

Edwin C. Wilson
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