882.5048/54
The Spanish Embassy to the Department of State16
Memorandum
Recently the Representative of the United States communicated confidentially to the Government of His Majesty, that the Government [Page 293] of the United States had made certain indications to the Government of the Republic of Liberia in connection with recruiting of labourers in said country made by compulsion or violence. As stated by said Representative, the United States has recommended to Liberia to ratify the treaty on slavery and to appoint a Commission to investigate the matter, said Commission to be made up of members of the country and by foreigners.
His Majesty’s Government begs to thank very sincerely the United States Government for said communication, and should like very much that a Spanish member be appointed to form part of said Commission.
- Handed by the Spanish Ambassador to Assistant Secretary of State Castle on July 29, 1929.↩