701.60D11/205a
The Secretary of State to the Finnish Minister (Procopé)
The Secretary of State presents his compliments to the Honorable the Minister of Finland2 and has the honor to request that whenever a member of the Finnish Legation staff desires to go to a point outside of Washington and its immediately contiguous suburbs, such as Alexandria, Bethesda, et cetera, the Finnish Legation make inquiry of the Department of State as to the practicability of such a trip. When making such an inquiry, information regarding places to be visited, time and duration of visit, and methods of transportation to be used should be furnished the Department. Similar inquiries should be made in those instances in which Finnish Consular personnel in the United States desire to proceed to points outside of their respective Consular districts. Each inquiry will be answered in writing by the Department.3
It is understood that procedures similar to the foregoing have been made applicable to the personnel of the American Legation in Helsinki by the Finnish Government since June 1941.