The Acting Secretary of State to Ambassador Meyer.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

(Mr. Adee instructs Mr. Meyer to urge the claim in the case of the Oldhamia, as directed in instruction No. 43, if the Russian authorities seized and destroyed the vessel and cargo and have not brought and will not bring the case before a prize court. If prize proceedings have been instituted, Department should immediately be informed in order to advise owners to employ counsel and exhaust judicial remedy before the claim is pressed diplomatically. Instructs him to ascertain and report in what court or tribunal suit for damages should be brought.)