File No. 763.72/1933
The Ambassador in Germany (Gerard) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Berlin,
July 8, 1915, 1 p. m.
[Received July 9, 12.30 p. m.]
[Received July 9, 12.30 p. m.]
2562. Department’s 1915, July 6, 7 p. m. In order to have no mistake communicated in writing to Foreign Office that you did not desire to engage in any preliminary negotiations. Think note will come to-morrow. Paragraph 4 (see my 2543, July 3, 10 p. m., and 2548, July 5, 7 p. m.) will be changed by offering that a certain number of belligerent passenger ships shall be put under American flag and come under paragraph 2.
Gerard