File No. 23297/1.

Ambassador Bacon to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Mr. Bacon states that Red Cross remittances to the French Government should be sent through the embassy, and that if there is a preference as to the channel of distribution it should be indicated. For instance, he says, if the French Red Cross is preferred, it should be so indicated, and he adds that this society is well organized, responsible, and efficient.