File No. 763.72111So4/14
The Secretary of State to the British Ambassador (Spring Rice)
My Dear Mr. Ambassador: I am advised by the immigration authorities that one Claude Sheppard, apparently a British subject and a discharged member of the Canadian military forces, has applied for entry into the United States for the purpose of crossing into Canada.
On account of the views expressed in my note to you of December 23d last1 on this subject, I regret that I must ask your Government to take steps to prevent the application for entry into the United States for the purpose of crossing into Canada of discharged, or invalided soldiers returning to their homes in Canada from Europe. In order that Claude Sheppard shall not be subjected to the hardships consequent upon deportation, I have made an exception in the present case and have requested the immigration authorities not to object to the entry of this man on account of his desire to proceed to Canada. I have also communicated with the French Ambassador in regard to two discharged French soldiers who are also returning to Canada.
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