700.00116/233
The Chargé in Great Britain (Sterling) to the Secretary of
State
London, April 9,
1925.
[Received April 23.]
No. 1166Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Embassy
telegram No. 115, of April 9th, 11 a.m.,88 relating to two proposed conventions relative
to the rules for the control of radio in time of war, and in this
connection to forward a copy of the Foreign Office note mentioned
therein, in triplicate.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure]
The British Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs (Chamberlain) to the
American Chargé (Sterling)
[London,] 6 April,
1925.
No. T 3463/757/377Sir: His Majesty’s Government have given
careful consideration to the proposals of the United States
Government to my predecessor contained in Mr. Kellogg’s note of the
13th February, 1924, enquiring whether His Majesty’s Government
would be disposed to conclude with the United States of America and
certain other powers two conventions such as were proposed by the
United States delegation at The Hague on February 12th, 1923,
relative to the rules for the control of radio in time of war and
for aerial warfare, drawn up at The Hague in 1922–23. I regret that
owing to the necessity of an exhaustive examination of the many
important questions involved, I have been obliged to delay replying
to Mr. Kellogg’s above-mentioned and subsequent notes.
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2. I now request you to inform your Government that His Majesty’s
Government, while warmly appreciating the friendly and humanitarian
motives which have prompted these proposals, have decided to await
further international discussion on this question before formulating
their considered views on the Report of The Hague Commission.
I have [etc.]
