Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, The Paris Peace Conference, 1919, Volume XI

Paris Peace Conf. 185.271/6: Telegram

The Commission to Negotiate Peace to the Acting Secretary of State

Paris, July 23, 1919—9 p.m.

3278. [From White.] In order to ascertain whether Colonel House expected to return to Paris to sign the Austrian Treaty, I telegraphed him on July 19,⁷¹ at the instance of the Drafting Committee who desired to know this definitely, in connection with the preparation of the text. Colonel House has answered as follows:

“The Commission on Mandates will sit in London August 5, therefore I had better not undertake returning to Paris to sign the Treaty with Austria.”

White

Am[erican] Mission

71. Telegram not printed.