Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, General, the British Commonwealth, Volume I

588.C1/16110/14

The President of the American Steamship Owners’ Association (Baker) to the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State (Hewes)

New York, November 24, 1934.
[Received November 26.]

Dear Mr. Hewes: I have your letter of November 23.⁶⁷ I have received this morning a cable from Mr. Cleminson,⁶⁸ stating that the preliminary meeting for a discussion of the agenda of the proposed conference on international rationalization of shipping will be held Monday, January 14.⁶⁹ Mr. Cleminson was hoping that a meeting might be held December 10, but this was too early for us to be prepared and have our delegates in London. We are having a meeting of the General Foreign Trades Group on Tuesday for a further discussion of the subject.

We are very grateful for your interest in shipping affairs, and I can assure you that this Association and its members will cooperate with you in any manner possible to the fullest extent.

With kind personal regards [etc.]

R. J. Baker

67. Not printed.
68. Henry M. Cleminson, secretary of the International Shipping Conference, general manager of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, and secretary of the Shipowners’ Parliamentary Committee.
69. At a meeting of the American Steamship Owners’ Association, December 27, 1934, Mr. Baker was instructed to proceed to London to attend this meeting.