882.01 Foreign Control/449: Telegram
The Minister in Liberia (Mitchell) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:33 p.m.]
116. Liberian House of Representatives submitted law to Acting Financial Adviser to which he as Adviser replied December 20th. This joint resolution authorized Barclay to suspend payment of interest on loan, et cetera. The Financial Adviser replied legally and courteously that such an act would be unconstitutional and in contravention to loan agreement. House then passed resolution that communication of Adviser be referred to Executive Government for investigation with strict instructions that if Adviser fails to justify his position taken in the communication he be immediately relieved of his official position.
Every effort is being made by the Liberian Government to discredit all officials connected with the Finance Corporation. The injustice and indignity now being imposed by the Liberian Government are [Page 790] not only disgraceful but strike directly at the rights which American citizens should enjoy when working in foreign countries.