123M272/78a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Sweden ( Morris )

[Extract]

35. For Magruder.

Congress having, by an Act approved March 6, 1920, authorized the establishment of a Legation of the United States in the Republic of Finland, you are hereby assigned to Helsingfors and will at once proceed to your post, assuming charge thereof in the capacity of Chargé d’Affaires pro tempore, pending the appointment and arrival of a Minister.

Upon your arrival at Helsingfors, you will inform the Minister of Foreign Affairs of your arrival in the capital and of your character.

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Polk