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

File No. 822.51/196.

The Secretary of State to Minister Hartman.

[Telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington, August 6, 1915—2 p.m.

Department’s July 23, 5 p.m. Department waiting with interest reply of Foreign Office regarding its attitude conditional flotation of loan.

For your information Cooper telegraphs from London in part as follows:

Have private information Government intends get Congress pass act authorizing Executive suspend payments until differences with railway company settled.

Can you confirm this?

Lansing.