859B.7962/81: Telegram
The Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs (Scavenius) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 17.]
Mr. Minister: The Danish Government having recalled Mr. Kauffmann from his post as Danish Minister at Washington and having handed over the royal letter of recall to the American Chargé d’Affaires at Copenhagen with the request of forwarding to you, I hereby have the honour officially to inform you that Mr. Blechingberg, Counsellor of the Danish Legation at Washington, has been instructed to carry on the affairs of the Legation as Chargé d’Affaires and in this capacity to take care of Danish interests in USA until Mr. Kauffmann can be replaced. I should be most grateful to you for any courtesy you might extend to Mr. Blechingberg in order to facilitate the task with which he has thus been charged.
I avail myself [etc.]