File No. 763.72/1770
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Germany (Gerard)
[Telegram]
Washington,
May 18, 1915, 4 p. m.
Your 2226, May 17. Inasmuch as there will be time if necessary to give advice to Americans resident in Germany after receipt of [Page 399] German Government’s reply, Department does not desire to take initiative now. You may however, as a precaution, advise the consuls confidentially to keep closely in touch with the Americans in their respective districts so that communication may be the more prompt if it is found necessary to give any instructions.
Bryan