Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East, and Africa, Volume II

863.51 Relief Credits/512

The Acting Secretary of State to the German Chargé (Thomsen)

Washington, December 23, 1938.

Sir: I am requested by the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit to you the attached statement showing the amounts due on January 1, 1936 to January 1, 1938, inclusive, and on January 1, 1939, payable by the Government of Germany on account of the indebtedness of Austria under the terms of the Debt Agreement of May 8, 1930 and the Moratorium Agreement of September 14, 1932, between the Federal Government of Austria and the Government of the United States.

In this connection reference is made to the notification delivered by the American Ambassador at Berlin to the German Foreign Minister on April 6, 1938, that the Government of the United States will look to the Government of Germany to discharge the relief indebtedness of the Government of Austria to the Government of the United States, and to the subsequent correspondence between the two Governments relating to the matter.

Accept [etc.]

Sumner Welles

[Enclosure]

Statement of the Amounts Payable by the Government of Germany in Respect of Austrian Indebtedness, Maturing January 1, 1936 to 1938, Inclusive, and January 1, 1939

Funding Agreement

	Principal	Interest	Annuity under Moratorium Agreement
Amount due January 1, 1936	$460,093.00	....	$34,767.23
Amount due January 1, 1937	460,093.00	....	34,767.23
Amount due January 1, 1938	460,093.00	....	34,767.23
Total	1,380,279.00	....	104,301.69

Amount due January 1, 1939:

Principal of bond No. 11, dated January 1, 1928, due January 1, 1939, under agreement of May 8, 1930, between the United States and Austria	$460,093.00
Sixth annual annuity due January 1, 1939, under moratorium agreement of September 14, 1932, between the United States and Austria	34,767.23
Amount due	$494,860.23