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

File No. 855.48/191

The Minister in Belgium (Whitlock) to the Secretary of State

No. 52]

Brussels, February 2, 1915.
[Received February 24.]

Sir: I have the honor to transmit copies and translations of correspondence with the German military authorities in Brussels in relation to the exemption of pharmaceutical supplies from seizure or requisition, the need for which has been presented by the Comité National de Secours et d’Alimentation and by the Commission for Relief in Belgium.

I have [etc.]

Brand Whitlock

[Enclosure—Translation]

The Chief Administrator for the German Governor General in Belgium (Von Sandt) to the American Minister (Whitlock)

Brussels, January 21, 1915.

Excellency: In reply to your note of December 28,¹ I have the honor to state that the Governor General has also exempted pharmaceutical products from all requisition in the territory controlled by the General Government. I beg you to be kind enough to so inform the Comité National de Secours et d’Alimentation.

I have [etc.]

For the Administrator:

Kaufmann

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