| RefNo | MC/33/54 |
| AltRefNo | 18054 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from The Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London, S.W.1, to [William Bate] Hardy, Royal Society, Burlington House, W |
| Creator | Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London |
| Date | 13 May 1918 |
| Description | Directed by Lord Robert Cecil, addresses a complaint from U.S. public institutions about being unable to obtain enemy publications due to British government actions, while similar publications were imported into the UK. Outlines the British Government's efforts to facilitate the shipment of technical, scientific, philosophical, or educational works to U.S. institutions since February 1916, through a permit system coordinated with the State Department and the Librarian of Congress. Discusses a specific issue with serial publications, proposing a system to handle these requests, which was ultimately accepted by the U.S. government. Details various steps taken to resolve these issues, including a specific permit request for shipments from Holland in June 1917 and a broader arrangement for importing enemy publications. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Carbon |
| AccessStatus | Open |