121.5765/2
The Chargé in Italy (Summerlin) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 8.]
Sir: With reference to the Department’s Instruction No. 272 of April 21, 1925,58 in regard to the designation of Customs Attachés and Assistant Customs Attachés to appropriate American Diplomatic Missions abroad, and to the Embassy’s despatch No. 435 of May 18th last,57 I have the honor to enclose herewith a copy together with a translation of a Note Verbale received from the Foreign Office57 in reply to the Embassy’s Note No. 117 of May 14th,57 a copy of which was forwarded to the Department under cover of my despatch above referred to.
The Department will note that the Italian Government finds it impossible to accede to the request, in view of the fact that it would require granting to the officials in question authorization to perform duties in the Kingdom which the Italian laws do not require of its own officials.
I have [etc.]