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

File No. 312.11/7733

The Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of State

[Extract]

Navy Department,
Washington, May 23, 1916.

Sir: In compliance with your request, the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet has been instructed, in case the Mars has not already sailed from Mazatlan, to direct the commander of the Mars to confer with the American Consul at Mazatlan, and to afford transportation to American citizens only in case an emergency exists.

Very sincerely yours,

Josephus Daniels