The Secretary of State to the German Ambassador.
MY Dear Baron: The President authorizes me to say that the regulation marked “C” in the memorandum handed me by you to-day can be modified in accordance with your suggestion by inserting the word “first,” so that it will read:
“In conducting investigations for purposes of discovering market value or cost of manufacture of merchandise produced within your district, you are directed to confer, first, with chambers of commerce and other trade organizations and to report to this Department all information you derived from these sources, together with price lists submitted and approved by such organizations.”
The other memorandum relating to inclusion of the first general appraiser in the provision relating to open hearings has been sent to the Secretary of the Treasury for an expression of opinion by him, and I hope to be able to advise you regarding that to-morrow.
Always faithfully, yours,