Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1915, Supplement, The World War

File No. 763.72111K92/18

The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Peters) to the Counselor for the Department of State

Washington, April 26, 1915.

Dear Mr. Lansing: I enclose herewith copy of a letter received by Collector Hamilton of Norfolk from Commander Thierfelder of the German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm . This was telephoned by Collector Hamilton to this office.

Sincerely yours,

A. J. Peters

[Enclosure]

The Commander of the “ Kronprinz Wilhelm ” (Thierfelder) to the Collector of Customs at Norfolk (Hamilton)

April 26, 1915.

Sir: Herewith I have to officially inform you that I intern. Awaiting your further orders, I am

Yours respectfully,

Thierfelder