File No. 367.114M69/173.
The American Ambassador to the Secretary of State.
Constantinople, Nov. 12, 1912.
Consul at Smyrna telegraphed me yesterday announcing that sentence was passed on captain of Texas and asking telegraphic instructions [Page 1337] from me. I wired him today, before receipt of your telegram, to report fully proceedings of Court and if appeal had been taken; also whether, offense having been considered a misdemeanor, bail had been asked or granted; and as we had already informed the Sublime Porte that we did not recognize Turkish jurisdiction in case of any civil action against the company based on sentence of captain, summons should not be served on the company; and that neither assessors nor dragomans should reply to Mixed Court for any civil action arising from the present case. I have already drafted note to the Sublime Porte along the general lines of your telegram under acknowledgment.