Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, The Paris Peace Conference, 1919, Volume II

Paris Peace Conf. 871.51/16: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Commission to Negotiate Peace

Washington , January 25, 1919—5 p.m.
[Received January 26—6:50 a.m.]

414. For Davis from Rathbone. Treasury 742. Mission 397 January 21 [23] 11:00 A.M. Your 9.

1. Everything in order to establish $5,000,000 credit in favor Roumania, and to make advances therefrom needed to pay for food stuffs purchased in United States when Roumania requests the establishment of such credit and such advances therefrom.

2. Everything in order to advance additional $1,000,000 to Czecho Slovaks from credit previously established to defray cost of 5,000 tons of flour referred to in recent cable from Hoover to Food Administration when Czecho Slovaks request such advance.

3. Food Administration informed of foregoing and we anticipate requests from Roumanians and Czecho Slovaks at an early date.

4. Will cable you when respective advances are made.

Polk