06/16/1931
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"Oh, yes, without any doubt."
"It appears to me that the interpretation of the intention of this paragraph as contended by the Secretary of the Treasury will secure employees of higher qualifications"
"I authorize you to make the necessary arrangements for the signature on behalf of the United States on December 9th, 1929."
"I am enclosing the full powers authorizing Mr. Jay Pierrepont Moffat, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the United States at Berne, to sign these documents."