File No, 611.419/36
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Page) to the Secretary of State
London, November 6, 1914, 8 p.m.
[Received November 7, 8 a.m.]
[Telegram]
1006. Your 454, November 3 Have taken up informally to ascertain reasons. Embargo was Imposed, first, to insure abundant supply of these articles and manufactures thereof for this kingdom and for the military uses of Allied armies, and, second, to prevent articles and manufactures thereof reaching the enemies’ armies through any neutral country. The principle on which this, Government is proceeding in, such cases is to require by whatever neutral government which wishes embargo raised a guarantee that no such articles and manufactures thereof will be exported from the neutral country. The inability of our Government to give such a guarantee will, I am sure, cause a refusal if a formal request to raise embargo he presented.
I await further instructions.