Office of the Historian

611.6531/462: Telegram

The Ambassador in Italy (Phillips) to the Secretary of State

Rome, May 11, 1939—noon.
[Received May 11—7:22 a.m.]

186. Department’s instruction No. 466, April 11, 1939. Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Exchange state categorically that the global quotas are now inclusive of special agreements between Italy and other countries and that no quotas exist outside of the global allotments.

Note based on the Department’s instruction was delivered on April 25.

Phillips