File No. 841.731/561
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador Great Britain (Page)
1556. Referring to your [?] 1107, February 10.1 Department informed of non-delivery nine code telegrams concerning coffee shipments to United States addressed “Ornstein, Rio de Janeiro,” sent by L. C. Fallon and Company, New Orleans, routed over Postal Telegraph Company to New York, thence to Azores by Commercial Cable Company, then to Rio de Janeiro by Western Pacific Cable Company. Telegrams dated March 12, 15, two telegrams March 19, 24, 26, and 29, April 1 and 20. Also one other telegram sent same address March 8 by C. A. Fairchild and Company, New York.
Bring to attention Foreign Office, pointing out suppression purely commercial cablegrams of neutral character exchanged between United States and South America can only serve as detriment to [Page 716] legitimate business entirely outside war zone. Request early investigation and reason in each case why message stopped, directing attention to British Government’s assurance that censors were instructed last September to pass telegrams exchanged between North and South America. Please reply by cable.