File No. 763.72115/10
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Page) to the Secretary of State
American Embassy,
London,
August 18, 1914, 11 p.m.
[Received August 19, 7 a.m.]
[Telegram]
403. I have just received the following cipher telegram from Gerard at Berlin:
Please inform British Government that I advise them to allow no
Germans to leave England or any British Dominions until I obtain
leave British subjects to leave Germany.
This seems to me too important a subject to act on without explicit
instructions from our Government. I hold awaiting instructions.
American Ambassador
The Secretary of State
to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Page)
[Telegram]
Department of State,
Washington
,
August 19, 1914.
Your 403. Department deems it inadvisable to comply with suggestion
of Ambassador Gerard as such
compliance would be inconsistent with neutral attitude assumed by
this Government. Department has cabled Ambassador Gerard.
The Secretary of State
to the Ambassador in Germany (Gerard)
[Telegram]
Department of State,
Washington
,
August 20, 1914, 3 p.m.
Department is informed by Ambassador at London that he has received
following telegram from you.
Please inform British Government that I advise them to allow no
Germans to leave England or any British Dominions until I obtain
leave British subjects to leave Germany.
Department is of the opinion that such an exchange of communications
should not be made through the good offices of the United
States.
Bryan
