File No. 763.72/2382
The Ambassador in Germany (Gerard) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Berlin,
February 4, 1916, 4 p. m.
[Received February 5, 1.10 p. m.]
[Received February 5, 1.10 p. m.]
3437. Informed by two German reporters, friends of mine, that soon a manifesto will be issued to all neutral nations saying that enemy merchant vessels will be sunk without notice; this being based on alleged orders from British Admiralty alleged to have been found on British merchant vessels instructing captains to fire on submarines at sight.
Gerard