711.922/109: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Siam (Neville)
Washington, November 10, 1937—6
p.m.
35. Your No. 38, November 10, 7 p.m.
- 1.
- Department notes that memorandum of Minister for Foreign Affairs fails to refer to point on which the Department desired to assure itself, namely that Siam will, in fact, in respect to real property accord without further compensation to citizens of states which allow Siamese to acquire, possess and dispose of real property, treatment as favorable as that accorded to any other nation. See in this connection last sentence of paragraph 1 of our No. 34 of November 9, 6 p.m. Inasmuch as the memorandum of the Minister for Foreign Affairs was in writing, the Department would prefer this confirmation in similar form but leaves this matter in your discretion. Upon receipt of such confirmation you may accept real property provision quoted in full in your telegram under reference, ending with the words “upon the principle of nondiscriminatory treatment”. In [Page 887] final text be sure that this is preceded by first two sentences of first paragraph quoted in Department’s no. 24 of November 1, 6 p.m.
- 2.
- Introductory statement for exchange of notes on monopolies proposed in your telegram is approved.
- 3.
- As the exchange of notes on monopolies will have to be submitted to the Senate of the United States the instrument of ratification of the United States will contain both the treaty and the exchange of notes. As the instruments of ratification of the two Governments should be strictly conformable with each other, it is desired that the Siamese instrument of ratification also contain the exchange of notes on monopolies, notwithstanding that the exchange of notes is not submitted to the Siamese Assembly.
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- Department would like to be informed on the latter point before authorizing you to sign.
Welles