500.A15A5 Submarines/24: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Bingham)
Washington, October 8,
1936—8 p.m.
367. Your 462, October 6, 2 p.m. You are authorized to sign the procès-verbal designed to obtain further accessions to the rules of international law concerning submarine warfare. Full Power has been signed by the President and is being mailed by pouch today.
Should it be desired to sign the procès-verbal before the receipt of the Full Power, it is hoped that the present telegram will be considered sufficient evidence of your authority to sign that instrument.
Carr