Office of the Historian

File No. 2887/4–5.

Ambassador Francis to the Secretary of State.

American Embassy,
Vienna, December 6, 1907.
No. 391.]

Sir: In my No. 237, dated May 27, 1907, supplementing my No. 135, dated December 31, 1906, I informed the department that, upon my request at the foreign office, Peter Szatkowski, a naturalized American citizen who had been impressed into the Austrian army, had been released. I inclosed copy of a note received from the minister of foreign affairs announcing that Mr. Szatkowski was released from service in December and steps had been taken for his full discharge from the Austrian army.

I inclose the copy of a note received to-day from the foreign office (with translation) informing this embassy that the imperial and [Page 52] royal ministry of the military courts had announced, after investigation, that Mr. Szatkowski is no longer bound to serve in the army, and consequently all his papers have been returned to him.

I have, etc.,

Charles S. Francis.
[Inclosure.—Translation.]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs to Ambassador Francis.

Vienna, December 4, 1907.

Supplementing my note of May 26 (I. J. Z., 38915/7), the undersigned has the honor to inform your excellency, envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States of America, Mr. Charles S. Francis, through information received from the imperial and royal minister of the military courts, after investigation, that Peter Szatkowski is no longer bound to serve in the army, and for that reason all his papers have been returned to him.

The undersigned takes this opportunity, etc.,

For the minister:

Lad. Muller.