The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain ( Page )

[Telegram]

944. Your 1297, December 18. Delay in answer occasioned by necessity of consulting Departments Justice and Commerce. Department Commerce replies no reason why this vessel should not be treated as any other merchant vessel upon arriving, her cargo to be entered as required by American customs laws. If necessary to consummate arrangements for Schneefels and cargo to come forward, you may say to Foreign Office this Government has no objection to according same treatment as to other merchant vessels and has no intention of applying disabilities which might apply to a public ship.1

Bryan
  1. The ship sailed February 3, 1915.