462.00 R 294/81
The Ambassador in France (Herrick) to
the Secretary of State
Paris, May 19,
1922.
[Received May 31.]
No. 1906Sir: Reverting to my despatch No. 1652 of March
29, 1922,64 I have the
honor to transmit herewith copy and translation of a Note dated May 18th
from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs concerning the costs of the
American troops of occupation on the Rhine.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure—Translation]
The French Ministry for
Foreign Affairs to the American
Embassy
In reply to the Note from the Embassy of the United States of March
22nd last, relative to the reimbursement of the costs of the
American Army of Occupation which formed the subject of a
provisional reply from the French Government dated March 28th
last,65
the Government of the Republic immediately took this matter under
consideration.
Being unable to make any suggestion concerning the final settlement
before coming to an agreement with the other interested Allied
Governments, the French Government endeavored to bring about an
understanding in the shortest possible delay. To this end, it seemed
to the French Government expedient to entrust to the representatives
of the Allied Governments in Paris the task of proceeding together
to an examination of the question. This suggestion appears to be
about to meet with the consent of the interested Governments, and,
consequently, the French Government intends to call the meeting in
question with the briefest delay possible.
During this meeting, the French Government intends to ask its Allies
to study with it the question of the reimbursement of the
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costs of the American army
of occupation and endeavor to find the measures susceptible of
giving satisfaction to the request made by the Embassy of the United
States.
