Mr. Carter to Mr.
Sherman.
Embassy
of the United States,
London, March 21,
1897.
No. 887.]
Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a
copy of my telegram, sent from this embassy to-day, together with a copy
of a note received from the foreign office under date of March 20, 1897,
announcing the intended establishment, on the 21st of March, of a
blockade of the Island of Crete by the combined British,
Austro-Hungarian, French, German, Italian, and Russian naval forces, and
transmitting three copies of notifications inserted in a supplement to
the London Gazette of the 19th instant, two of which I have also the
honor to inclose herewith, in order that they may become known to the
citizens of the United States.
I have duly acknowledged the reception of the note above mentioned, and
have informed Lord Salisbury that a copy thereof had been forwarded to
my Government.
I have the honor, etc.
[Inclosure in No. 887.]
Mr. Villiers to
Mr. Carter.
Foreign Office, March 20, 1897.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you
three copies of notifications inserted in a supplement to the London
Gazette, of the 19th instant, announcing the intended establishment
on the 21st March of a blockade of the Island of Crete by the
combined British, Austro-Hungarian, French, German, Italian, and
Russian forces.
I request that you will have the goodness to transmit copies of these
notifications to your Government, in order that they may, through
that channel, become known to the citizens of the United States.
I have the honor, etc.,
F. H.
Villiers
.
(In the absence of the Marquis of
Salisbury.)
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[Subinclosure in No. 887.—From
Supplement to The London Gazette, of Friday, March 19,
1897.]
Foreign Office, March 19, 1897.
It is hereby notified that the Marquess of Salisbury, K. G., Her
Majesty’s principal secretary of state for foreign affairs, has
received a telegraphic dispatch from Rear-Admiral Harris, commanding
Her Majesty’s naval forces in Cretan waters, addressed to the lords
commissioners of the admiralty, and dated the 18th of March,
announcing that the admirals in command of the British,
Austro-Hungarian, French, German, Italian, and Russian naval forces
have decided to put the Island of Crete in a state of blockade,
commencing 21st of March, 8 a.m.
The blockade will be general for all ships under the Greek flag.
Ships of the six powers or neutral powers may enter into the ports
occupied by the powers and land their merchandise, but only if it is
not for the Greek troops or the interior of the island. These ships
may be visited by the ships of the international fleets.
The limits of the blockade are comprized between 23° 24′ and 26° 30′
longitude east of Greenwich, and 35° 48′ and 34° 45′ north
latitude.
