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Der Generalsekretär des Völkerbundes, E. Drummond, an den Vorsteher des Politischen Departementes, G. Motta1

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2nd July2, to which it does not appear to me to be necessary to reply in detail.

My letter of the 24th June3 expressed regret that «the criticism in that passage of the action of members of the Secretariat was not made, according to the analogy of diplomatic usage, to the Secretary General, to whom alone officials of the Secretariat are responsible for such action».

When I communicated to you this expression of regret, which I feel bound to maintain, it was not in my mind to place the Federal Council in the position of having either to accept or to decline it.