File No. 300.115/9599
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Great Britain (Laughlin)
3764. Department informed 10,000 bags sugar-beet seed for Michigan Sugar Company, Detroit, in Rotterdam awaiting assurances of non-interrupted shipment for which Holland-America Line made applicatiton to British Consul General, Rotterdam, some weeks ago. British Consul General states he is still without instructions from Foreign Office. Present information to Foreign Office and unofficially request that instructions be promptly issued to British Consul General at Rotterdam to issue permit for uninterrupted shipment this seed in accordance with assurances contained in your 3760, February 11, that such permits would be issued on arrival seed Rotterdam up to 140,300 bags, which amount has been nowhere nearly reached. Relying on these assurances Michigan Company have paid for seed now in Rotterdam.