Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 5, 1916

File No. 312.11/7754

The Acting Secretary of State to Consul Dawson

[Telegram]

Department of State,
Washington, June 1, 1916.

Standard Oil Company has kindly offered to place at your disposal for American refugees any of its steamers in Tampico harbor in case of emergency. Should case of urgency arise, do not hesitate to make request of company’s representative. Company requests following confidential telegram be delivered to I. S. Broun, its shipping agent at Tampico: “We approve granting Consul’s request. D. T. Warden.”

Polk