882.01 Foreign Control/447: Telegram
The Minister in Liberia (Mitchell) to the Secretary of State
Monrovia, December 30, 1932—7
p.m.
[Received 10:11 p.m.]
[Received 10:11 p.m.]
118. Department’s telegram No. 79, December 23, 3 p.m., first paragraph my telegram No. 115, December 24, 4 p.m. Note from Executive Mansion tonight signed by Cyril Johnson one of Barclay’s secretaries reads in part:
“No one can reasonably expect Mr. Barclay, in his private character, to reply to a note involving such important principles of governmental policy.”
The note goes on in substance to say:
- (1)
- Government has no intention of repudiating or modifying unilaterally any contractual engagements.
- (2)
- American Government incorrectly informed that Liberian Government asking Finance Corporation for assistance independent of the League.
- (3)
- Lyle did not come for the purpose of discussing such assistance and its relationship to League program but only for investigation. That there is no disposition on the part of the Liberian Government to nullify any engagements with League, on the contrary Liberian delegation informed League that their Government would only undertake to give information to Lyle without making commitments leaving all negotiations to be conducted in Geneva.
- (4)
- Present condition of Liberian people necessitates Government pursuing policy of which joint resolution in question is an expression.
Mitchell