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File No. 763.72112/8190c

The Secretary of State to the Diplomatic Representatives in Certain Countries 1

[Circular telegram]
Washington, February 25, 1918, 7 p.m.

Confer with Allied colleagues before recommending changes in enemy trading list. If agreement results from conference, report decision and reasons. If disagreement results, send your opinion and variant opinions of colleagues with reasons. In each case give [Page 1020] nationality and residence of person or association recommended for addition or removal from list. Repeat to consuls.

Lansing
  1. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Peru.↩