Office of the Historian

871.6363/248: Telegram

The Minister in Rumania (Jay) to the Secretary of State

Bucharest, November 16, 1924—5 p.m.
[Received November 17—4:53 p.m.]

76. Arrived Bucharest Sunday night.51 Court, Government and unofficial circles seem apparently genuinely pleased by my return. I explained while personally glad to be back our affairs are far from being settled.

Have so far merely made short courtesy call on Minister for Foreign Affairs who has been absent with King in Bukowina during the week, preferring if possible to await receipt of Department’s instruction now en route.52 As I now learn instructions cannot arrive before 25th I contemplate seeing Minister for Foreign Affairs beginning of the week regarding Baldwin matter and 15–30 meter distance mining-law regulation, subject recent American and British protests.

I had yesterday audience with the King lasting one hour. His Majesty extremely friendly and apparently familiar with our affairs. [Page 644] His Majesty then discussed the Baldwin case. See my number 77, November 16, 7 p.m.53

Jay
  1. Nov. 9.↩
  2. Department’s instruction no. 319, Nov. 7, p. 637.↩
  3. Not printed.↩