File No. 165.009/254
The Ambassador in Germany (Gerard) to the Secretary of State
American Embassy,
Berlin, December 8, 1914, 4 p.m.
[Received December 9, 1 p.m.]
Berlin, December 8, 1914, 4 p.m.
[Received December 9, 1 p.m.]
[Telegram]
1035. German and Austrian buyers very anxious for cotton but want insurance or public assurance of American Government that shipments of cotton from America to Germany or Austria for Germans or Austrians or to Holland or Italy for Germans or Austrians will not be subject to capture by Allies. Please answer as soon as possible.
Gerard