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United States Department of State / Foreign relations of the United States diplomatic papers, 1937. The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East and Africa
(1937)
Switzerland, pp. 565-582
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FOREIGN RELATIONS, 19 3 7, VOLUME II 711.544/21 The Secretary of State to the Charge in Switzerland (Bigelow) No. 4165 WASHINGTON, September 8, 1937. SIR: The Department acknowledges the receipt of the Minister's despatch No. 4902 of April 6, 1937, and of your despatch No. 5067 of July 31, 1937, concerning a proposed convention between the United States and Switzerland relating to military obligations of certain persons having dual nationality. The Department commends you on your skillfulness in conducting these negotiations and authorizes you to sign a convention identical with that denominated as "Final Swiss Counter-Proposal", transmit- ted with the Legation's despatch of April 6, 1937. A full power for that purpose is enclosed herewith80 Very truly yours, For the Secretary of State: HUGH R. WILSON [For text of convention signed November 11, 1937, see Department of State Treaty Series No. 943, or 53 Stat. 1791.] ' The Convention was actually signed by Mr. Harrison as Minister, as he had assumed charge of the Legation before the document was signed and had been given full authority for signature. 582
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