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

File No. 763.72112/1349

The Italian Ambassador (Macchi di Cellere) to the Secretary of State

Beverly Farms, Mass., July 16, 1915.
[Received July 19.]

My Dear Mr. Secretary of state: Referring to the previous correspondence exchanged on this matter, between the Department of State and this Embassy, I beg to send you here enclosed a copy of the list of contraband of war issued by the Royal Italian Government.

I also enclose a copy of the Royal decree stating the principles of international law the Royal Italian Government intends to apply during the war.¹

Believe me [etc.]

V. Macchi di Cellere

1. Enclosures not printed. They correspond to the lists and rules issued to date by the Allied Governments.