File No. 300.115/10647a
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Page)
4009. Your 5023, October 16, and Department’s November 1. On May 8, S. S. Nieuw Amsterdam left Rotterdam with 1,146 bags sugar-beet seed for Wisconsin Sugar Company. This was not one of the cases brought to the attention of the Foreign Office at the time of Stabler’s conversation with Cadogan in February, nor was any special request made by Department for shipment to Wisconsin Company, hence shipment could only have been made under the general assurances given Stabler. This shows that Foreign Office must have been informed of general arrangement and acting thereon confirmed it, making it all the more binding in character. Present this information to Foreign Office and urge immediate assurances of non-interference with shipment Michigan Company and DeRekowski seed now in Rotterdam.