740.00112 European War 1939/2482: Telegram
The Consul General at Beirut (Engert) to the Secretary of State
[Received 1:52 p.m.]
101. Last paragraph of Department’s 51, April 5, 8 p.m. I am orally informed that the Syrian bank is the Banque de Syrie et du Liban and the American bank, Chase National Bank, New York.
In this connection the French foreign trade control authorities have agreed to advise the Consulate General of the date on which each shipment leaves Syria. The British Consulate General is likewise supplying this office with copies of all certificates of origin issued here.
It would be appreciated if the Department could advise me as to the date on which the present agreement may be considered as having entered into effect for the purpose of calculating the value of 1 million dollars described in the Department’s 37, March 14 [19], 8 p.m., as well as for the purposes of the notification of such shipments requested in the Department’s 43, March 24, 8 p.m.