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under a commission issued by an American court,
 
it is suggested that you may wish to consider the
 
advisability of requesting a competent court in the United
 
States to issue letters rogatory. Such letters rogatory
 
may be directed "To the appropriate judicial authority
 
in Switzerland" and may be forwarded to the
 
Department of State for transmission to their destination
 
through the diplomatic channel. The letters rogatory should
 
be accompanied by a money order or by a certified
 
check in the amount off sixty dollars ($60.00), drawn in
 
favor of the Secretary of State of the United States, to
 
cover the costs incident to the execution thereof. Any
 
unexpended  balance, I am informed, after the deduction of
 
actual costs, will be returned to you.
 
   I trust that with this infformation you will be able
 
to reach a decision as to the course you will wish to
 
take in the matter.
 
                              Sincerely yours,
 
                             Richard  Southgate, 
                           Chief, Division of Protocol
                                and  Conferences.
             
Enclosures:
       Letters of April 27,
             1925, and January 8,
             1927, from Swiss Federal
              Department off Justice
              and Police.
 
                                                
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