File No. 763.72116/88
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Germany (Gerard)
Washington, October 27, 1914.
No. 167]
Sir: The Department has received from the American Ambassador at London a despatch dated October 8, transmitting the enclosed communications1 received from the following named societies in London:
- The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
- Society of Antiquaries of London
- The Art-Worker’s Guild
- Royal Institute of British Architects
- Royal Academy of Arts, London
All of these communications ask that this Government represent to the German Government that all old buildings which are of interest architecturally or historically should be respected by that Government in its military operations.
You may transmit copies of these letters to the German Foreign Office without comment.
- Not printed.↩