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G1/M  March 18th. 1921

Mr. Andrew S. MELLON
Mellon Bank
[[underlined]]PITTSBURGH[[/underlined]]

My dear Mr. Mellon,
For several years France has realized that the great political offices should be given to men possessing the necessary qualifications, not to politicians.
Your nomination of secretary of the Treasury, one of the greatest positions of a country, proves that the President of the United States has done the very thing we hope in France to accomplish one day, namely placing a man in the position which his past qualifies him to fill. Permit [[strikethrough]]you[[/strikethrough]] ^[[me]] to congratulate you and at the same time your President for this sound and wise decision in giving you this most important position.
If I personally have every reason to be greatly pleased with your nomination it is not only on general principles, but also because amongst the many questions which you will have to investigate, the one on the Tariff is amongst the most important.
It may interest you to hear what I have to say regarding the tariff on works of art which, it is rumoured, is contemplated.
You probably remember that it took years of the continued and persistent efforts of the American artists and the press, ;to

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