340.1115A/2404: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Switzerland (Huddle)
Washington, February 19, 1942.
486. American Interests—Welfare Messages. Your 248 January 23.
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- In amending Department’s 172, January 21 an effort has been made to give effect to your recommendations. It does not seem necessary, however, to instruct officers in the field to use the term “Charge Government” because it is expected that they will employ telegraph for transmission of private inquiries and messages only at expense of interested parties. If Department should in any instance desire that transmission be at Government expense, it will as usual add no words respecting charge.
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- Since Swiss Government can not prepare separate vouchers for individual telegrams please ascertain that telegram vouchers in Swiss accounts will contain sufficient itemization to enable Department to identify charges. At least the number of the Department’s telegram requesting transmission of message or inquiry should in each instance be shown.
Hull