The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Fontaine Carrington Weems, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Chief of the Foreign Relations Section of the Purchase, Storage, and Traffic Division of the General Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Weems foresaw the necessity of the preservation of accurate data affecting the international relations of the War Department in the matter of purchase of supplies by the allied Government in the United States, and by his prevision and care prevented the loss of information essential to just and speedy liquidation. Thereafter, in association with those charged with the settlement of widely ramifying, intricate, and involved business relations, by his judgment, industry, and knowledge he made possible speed and just settlements, reflecting a high degree of credit upon the American Army for its accuracy and fairness in business transactions with its allies.