File No. 165.009/39
The Minister in Sweden (Morris) to the Secretary of State
Stockholm, November 23, 1914.
[Received 10 a.m.]
[Telegram]
2. Department’s 2, November 17, 7 p.m. Government here and British Legation without notice British declaration that British Government would not seize or interfere with cotton shipments on neutral vessels to any countries of Europe. However, upon my assurances of this, based on your telegram, British Minister here sent [Page 399] note to this effect to Swedish Foreign Office; whereupon Swedish Foreign Office assures me that Government will not interfere with consignments of cotton for German ports via Sweden or with reexportation to Germany of cotton consigned Sweden concerns.