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The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Germany (Dodd)
Sir: The receipt is acknowledged of your despatch no. 3744 of November 18, 1937, concerning the proposed treaty between the United States and Germany relating to nationality and military service obligations in relation to the case of Ransom Otto Theodore Rupprecht.
The Department concurs in the Embassy’s views and desires that the presentation of the draft treaty be postponed until the final decision of the German authorities in the Rupprecht case has been made known.
When such decision has been reached the Department desires that the Embassy submit its recommendations as to whether the draft treaty should be presented in its present form or whether it should be modified prior to presentation.
Very truly yours,