882.20/435
The Acting Secretary of the Navy (Leahy) to the Secretary of State
Washington, March 24, 1939.
Sir: Acknowledgment is made of State Department letter of March 16, 1939, file NE 882.00/1080,4 together with its enclosure, in which it is stated the Liberian Government would welcome the establishment by the United States of air and naval bases within the borders of Liberia.
The Navy Department sees no occasion at this time for establishing a naval or air base within the borders of Liberia.
Respectfully,
William D.
Leahy
- Not printed; now filed under 882.20/432.↩