123 S1 1/92: Telegram
The Consul in Charge at London (Linnell) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received September 5—1:55 p.m.]
Department’s September 1, 4 p.m. to the Embassy.35 Following is the full text circular 1859 February 2nd.
“I have the [honor] to call your attention to the fact that vessels of the United States Lines belonging to the United States Government [Page 395] are furnishing first-class passenger service between New York and European ports and I urge upon you to familiarize yourselves with the names of the ships, dates of sailing, et cetera, with a view to encouraging the use of these lines by all passengers whom you have reason to suppose are intending to proceed to or return from the United States. It has been submitted to me that it might lie within your power in a perfectly proper manner to contribute to an important degree in providing a clientele for our vessels. It is needless to say that the commercial success of the United States Lines is a matter in which we not only have a patriotic interest but also a direct financial interest as tax payers. Skinner.”
Skinner on leave, shall I arrange Slater and Brooks proceed via London for examination?
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