Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The British Commonwealth; The Near East and Africa, Volume III

740.00112 European War 1939/2403a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Consul General at Beirut ( Engert )

Washington , March 24, 1941—8 p.m.

43. Department’s No. 37, March 19, 8 p.m. In order that the Treasury Department may maintain supervision over funds to be derived from the future purchase of Syrian commodities in the United States, you are instructed to notify the Department by telegraph at the time each shipment leaves Syria, giving the name of the consignor in Syria and the consignee in the United States, the route to be taken by the shipment and if possible the name of the vessel.

The funds will be deposited in a special account, and American exports to Syria paid for from this account.

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