Office of the Historian

File No. 763.72116/40

The Ambassador in Germany (Gerard) to the Secretary of State

American Embassy,
Berlin, September 14, 1914, 4 p.m.
[Received September 16, 8 a.m.]

[Telegram]

141. Have sent by messenger, at the request of Government, specimens of alleged dumdum bullets. On reflection I think we had better keep out of controversy, if possible, as bitter feeling will be aroused in whatever country we decide against.

Gerard