124.50a/7: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the Netherlands (Sussdorff)
16. The Department desires you to inform the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxemburg that it is the intention of the Government of the United States to accredit as its representative near the Grand Ducal Government the American diplomatic representative at Brussels [Page 521] instead of the representative at The Hague, as has heretofore been the practice; and also that to this end you are directed to request the agrément of Mr. Fletcher, whom the President desires to appoint as Minister to Luxemburg. If the Government of Luxemburg request to be informed through what channels it may communicate with the Department during the interval before Mr. Fletcher presents his letter of credence,1 you may reply that it may continue to send its communications through the Legation at The Hague and addressed to yourself as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. This duty will not entitle you to additional compensation and you will not visit Luxemburg without the express authorization of the Department.
- Mr. Fletcher presented his letter of credence on Oct. 29, 1923.↩