File No. 812:00/9531.
The American Minister to Norway to the Secretary of State.
Christiania, October 18, 1913.
Sir: Referring to the Department’s telegram of the 14th instant, I have the honor to report that I communicated the contents both orally and in a written paraphrase to the Prime Minister, Mr. Knudsen, now in charge of the Foreign Office. Mr. Knudsen made no direct comment upon the latest action of the President. His attitude, however, during the course of the interview seemed friendly and entirely in keeping with the course which Norway has pursued in lending us her moral support in our dealings with the Mexican situation.
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