File No. 840.48/232
The Ambassador in Germany (Gerard) to the Secretary of State
American Embassy,
Berlin, undated.
[Received August 13, 1914, 9:40 p.m.]
Berlin, undated.
[Received August 13, 1914, 9:40 p.m.]
[Telegram]
German Government agrees to refrain from interference with American transports on condition that all other nations at war assure the United States of their respective willingness to agree. Also German Government will issue passes to these ships on hearing from you to this effect.
Gerard