Paris Peace Conf. 855.51/3
The Secretary of State to the Special Commissioner of Finance in Europe ( Crosby )
My Dear Mr. Crosby: Upon the receipt of your letter of January 11th enclosing a portion of a cablegram sent by you to the Secretary [Page 572] of the Treasury regarding the Belgian Army, I consulted General Bliss and the President in the matter, and we are in accord that the United States should not finance in whole or in part, any increase in any military establishment in Europe and that we should not further finance any part of any military establishment in Europe, except that which may be necessary in connection with carrying out the conditions of the armistice, to which the United States is a party along with its associated Powers.
Sincerely yours,