File No. 763.72111/1368a
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Liberia (Buckner)
Washington, December 30, 1914, 6 p.m.
[Telegram]
French Ambassador informs Department that through influence of certain Germans in Liberia there is danger that Liberians near border may take action irritating French colonial authorities who might retaliate by sending punitive expedition into Liberian territory. The Department does not desire to comment on this information other than to impress upon Liberian Government the necessity of preserving utmost impartiality between belligerents and refraining from taking steps which might lead one belligerent to believe Liberia was acting in accord with enemy belligerent.