University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Link to University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Link to University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Foreign Relations of the United States
Home Search Browse Copyright Help UWDC
change image size to S change image size to M change image size to L change image size to XL

Display:
Gallery view Page image PDF of section (6.6 MB)
Contents Contents  Previous Section Next FirstPrevious Page Next  

Page View

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 PDF (6.6 MB)

Page 582


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
Go up to Top of Page
Contents Contents  Previous Section Next FirstPrevious Page Next  

As a work of the United States government, this material is in the public domain.| For information on re-use see: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Copyright

© This compilation (including design, introductory text, organization, and descriptive material) is copyrighted by University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.

This copyright is independent of any copyright on specific items within the collection. Because the University of Wisconsin Libraries generally do not own the rights to materials in these collections, please consult copyright or ownership information provided with individual items.

Images, text, or other content downloaded from the collection may be freely used for non-profit educational and research purposes, or any other use falling within the purview of "Fair Use".

In all other cases, please consult the terms provided with the item, or contact the Libraries.