File No. 763.72111/4509a
The Secretary of State to the Governor of the Hawaiian Islands ( Pinkham)
[Telegram]
Washington,
February 10, 1917.
Reported here to Swiss Minister in charge of German interests that German refugee boats have been seized by territorial authorities and officers and crews detained. Will you be good enough to telegraph me as to truth of this report, and as to whether the report arises from the seizure of the interned ships Geier and Locksun by naval authorities.
Robert Lansing