882.01 Foreign Control/396: Telegram
The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 7—10:55 a.m.]
288. From Reber. The Secretariat informs me that it will be necessary to reconvene the Liberian Committee early next week, [Page 768] probably October 12th, in order that another interim report may be presented to the Council before the latter adjourns.
A certain display of resentment by the Committee and possibly the Council over the delay in commencing the financial negotiations may be difficult to avoid unless before that time some definite date may be fixed for these negotiations or unless further reasons for the continued absence of the Finance Corporation representative from Geneva can be advanced.
Early instructions would be appreciated as to the attitude I should adopt at this meeting.
Firestone, Junior, now in Spain, appears to be under the impression that the selection of an American as Chief Adviser is the next step before he commences the direct negotiations. [Reber.]