File No. 600.119/456

The Ambassador in Great Britain ( Page ) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

7865. From Frothingham1 to War Trade Board:

No. 34. Your 13 to McCormick.2 Information re discontinuance navicerts. Approval submitted informally to Foreign Office. To place into effect now necessary for State Department to instruct Embassy make formal representation to British Government in order to regularize discontinuance as of specific date. To avoid confusion here in handling and keeping records of border neutral applications submitted it is essential you devise system of identification by consecutive numbers using index letters or names of countries of destination along lines suggested my letter October 30,3 on codes. Consecutive number system enables office copies and accurate check to be kept this end and is essential for accurate keeping of statistical records of border neutral imports. Also instead cabling daily statement border neutrals’ applications granted per sentence six McCormick cable of November 19th4 it would only be necessary send here week-end cable reports of any decisions in exemption to findings reported from this end thereupon reference to [index letter] and consecutive number system would account for all other applications and proper statistical entries could be made here.

Page
  1. War Trade Board representative.
  2. Ante, p. 988.
  3. Not printed.
  4. Ante, p. 985.