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Show FORMAL RECALL OF OR, Dill ASSURED Embassador Penfield Notified Noti-fied by Vienna Foreign Office. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Dr. Con-stantin Con-stantin T. Dumba, Auatro-Hunfrarian embassador em-bassador to the United States, will be formally recalled by his government, according ac-cording to assurances given American Embassador Penfield at the Vienna foreign for-eign office. Mr. Penfield had been Instructed to make clear Informally that 'Heave of absence" ab-sence" for Dr. Dumba would not satisfy the request of the United Btates in its formal note asking for the recall of Dr. Dumba. While discussing the situation with Austrian officials Mr. Penfield was advised that the wishes of the United States would be complied with. A note on the subject rs being prepared and immediately upon its receipt safe conduct home for Dr. Dumba will be arranged and the incident, so far aB the United States is concerned, will be closed. Until formal notification of Dr. Dumba's recall is received state department officials offi-cials will make no announcement. They are ready, however, to hurry negotiations for the safe conduct the moment satisfactory satis-factory word arrives from Vienna, in order or-der that Dr. Dumba may sail on the steamer Rotterdam this week in accordance accord-ance with his plana. Charge d'Affatres Barclay of the British Brit-ish embassy called on Acting Secretary Polk at the state department today and later the secretary stated that the necessary neces-sary Information which would assure Dr. Dumba's unmolested passage could be arranged by wire in a few hours If Vienna's Vien-na's official arrjuiescence to the American Ameri-can request for his recall should arrive in time. Written assurances thai Madame Dumba could proceed without fear of Interference from British or French authorities au-thorities was mailed Saturday, the allied embassies having notified the department that safe conduct was superfluous In the case of a non-combatant. |