DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON September 9, 19U0 Dear Mr. Malcolm, In the absence of Mr. Keeley, I acknowledge receipt of your letter of September 7, 194-G addressed to him, confirming your previous statement by telephone that the request made by the Embassy in behalf of the Imperial War Graves Commission applies as well to areas in which the United States Government has been entrusted with the protection of British interests as to United States territory. Mr. A. C. E. Malcolm, The British Embassy, Washington, D. C.