600.119/1893: Telegram
The Ambassador in Great Britain ( Davis ) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received December 23—4:10 p.m.]
4831. War Trade Board [from Sheldon]: Number 2157. Refer your 1894, Department’s number 3572 of December 20th and our 2156, [Page 773] Embassy’s 4817 of December 21st. The A.B.C. today modified conditions of free list by providing that consignment of such goods to firms on confidential list is no [not] permitted from U[nited] K[ingdom] and France. This will be prevented by control of customs officials over exports for which individual export licenses are not required. As a matter of fact British customs officials did put this construction on original order and we are informed that consignments to individuals on confidential list have not been made. Steps are being taken to give immediate effect to this revision of free list conditions.