File No. 165.102/134b
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Germany(Gerard)
Washington, October 10, 1914.
[Telegram]
377. Steamer Matanzas mentioned in Department’s October 7 is under charter of persons particularly interested in securing present shipments of dyestuffs, chemicals, and pharmaceutical products which are urgently needed by American manufacturers and they did not wish to complicate their particular undertaking with outgoing cargoes but this is not to be understood as indicating any policy of American interests not to engage in outgoing cargoes in respect to which the Department is informed plans are now on foot by interested parties. Department understands certain space will be allotted for cyanide.