811.114 Liquor/1246
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Bullitt)
Sir: There is enclosed for your information a copy of a communication17 issued by the Federal Alcohol Administration Division of the Treasury Department, addressed to importers and bottlers of distilled spirits, stating that the Secretary of the Treasury has disapproved a proposal to amend the regulations relating to the labeling and advertising of distilled spirits in such manner as to permit brandies produced in the United States to be designated as “Cognac” under certain conditions.
This ruling was obtained by the Department with considerable difficulty, as the result of representations made by the French Commercial Attaché in the United States.
A similar instruction has been addressed to the American Consul at Bordeaux, France.
Very truly yours,
- Dated July 29, 1938; for text, see Federal Register, 1938, vol. 3, p. 1903.↩