871.63/45
The Paris Representative of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (Seidel) to the General Counsel of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey at New York (Swain)12
Dear Mr, Swain: In my letter to you of April 13th I stated that we had compromised our differences with the Roumanian government regarding our embatic lands on a basis whereby we maintained our concession rights by paying the Roumanian State an additional 4% royalty. Although the Roumanian government had given us assurances of a settlement on this basis, which involved a concession on our part, we call your attention to the fact that we have had no definite confirmation on the part of the Roumanian government. I merely refer to this question at this time to correct the impression that you may have received that the matter has been finally disposed of.
Assuming the intentions of the government were correct, subsequent disclosures of dishonesty on the part of State officials in similar instances with other companies would of necessity delay a confirmation of our question.
Tours very truly,
- Copy transmitted by Mr. Swain to the Assistant Secretary of State (Castle), under covering letter of October 8, 1928; received October 9.↩