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

882.6351 U.S. Steel Corporation/20: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Liberia (Walton)

Washington, August 22, 1938—6 p.m.

35. Your 55, July 26, noon.

1. Please keep the Department closely informed by telegraph of any developments that may follow the Liberian Government’s discontinuance of negotiations with Neep, particularly should any conflict arise which might affect adversely the proposed operations of the United States Steel Corporation.

2. For your confidential information, the Steel Corporation has been requested by the Amsterdamsche Bank to receive a delegation which Neep proposes to send to the United States with a view to inviting American participation in its “initialed” iron ore concession in Liberia. The Department understands that this proposal is not meeting with a favorable reception by the Corporation.

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