856.51/486

The Netherlands Ambassador (Loudon) to the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

GA–2220

My Dear Mr. Welles: With reference to your note of June 17th I beg to inform you that I learned with a great deal of pleasure that you have assigned to Dr. Feis the task of holding discussions regarding the financial needs of the Netherlands Government with the representatives thereof.

Baron W. van Boetzelaer of this Embassy and Mr. Crena de Iongh, representative of the Netherlands Minister of Finance will attend [Page 449] these discussions on behalf of the Netherlands Government, whilst Mr. Ch. J. H. Daubanton, Commercial Counselor of this Mission, and Mr. August Philips, advisor to the Netherlands Department of Finance, will be adjoined to them in an advisory capacity.

Yours sincerely,

A. Loudon