Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 7, 1915

File No. 839.00/1714.

The Secretary of State to Chargé Johnson.

[Telegram—Extract.]⁸

Department of State,
Washington, July 16, 1915—4 p.m.

Your July 14, 8 a.m. * * * Protest strongly against diversion of funds as contrary to the convention, and state that the Department will be very slow to accept political conditions as reasons for future advances to cover these diversions. * * *

Lansing.

8. The entire telegram is printed under Political Affairs, p. 288.