Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, The Lansing Papers, 1914–1920, Volume I

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The Secretary of State to President Wilson

Washington, September 2, 1915.

My Dear Mr. President: You have undoubtedly read the flimsy of the strictly confidential despatch from London, No. 2732, September 1, 7 P. M.,⁷ in which there is a copy of a letter signed by Ambassador Dumba and which was taken from Archibald who was carrying it to Vienna.

It seems to me that the conduct of the Ambassador is of a very serious nature and that we should consider at once what steps should be taken in regard to it.

Faithfully yours,

Robert Lansing

7. Foreign Relations, 1915, supp., p. 932. For correspondence previously printed concerning the incidents leading to the recall of Ambassador Dumba, see ibid., pp. 932–947.