882.51/1063: Telegram

The Minister in Liberia (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

12. Legation promptly communicated to Liberian Government the views of the Department precisely as expressed in its January 26, 7 p.m. relative to action of Legislature in passing two acts mentioned Legation’s January 22, 10 a.m. I am now officially informed by the Liberian Minister for Foreign Affairs that Legislature has repealed act granting Mountain Mining Company concession and act making annual increases in salaries and allowances of Liberian officials. He further said “It is to be hoped that prompt manner in which Legislature acceded to the views of your Government will tend to assure the State Department that they desire to cooperate with your Government and conform to the understandings which have been mutually agreed upon between the two Governments.”

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Legation reliably informed that it required all the pressure President could exert to secure repeal of these acts. However it was evident that the Liberian people did not approve position taken by Legislature in passing acts in question.

Johnson