340.1115A/371b: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Harrison)

4. Repeat following by mail to all missions in Europe.

Refer Department’s circular telegram to Bern no. 124, November 30.2 All remaining undrawn balances of emergency funds allotted to missions and to consular offices under their jurisdictions for assistance to American citizens are hereby withdrawn (except in case of Helsinki).

The following missions should report to Department by mail concerning status of each such allotment granted to them and to consular offices under their jurisdictions: Belgrade, Berlin, Bern, Brussels, Bucharest, Copenhagen, The Hague, London, Paris, Riga, Rome, Stockholm, and Warsaw. The reports should state for each “authorization number” the amount drawn by draft; the amount repaid to offices by borrowers; the amount of such repayments already transmitted by offices to Department; and the amount of cash on hand derived from such drafts and repayments.

Hull