File No. 300.115/8525
The Ambassador in Austria-Hungary (Penfield) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Vienna,
May 24, 1916, noon
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[Received May 25, 1.20 p. m.]
[Received May 25, 1.20 p. m.]
1272. Your 1107, January 31, 4 p. m.1 Following official notice dated (?) April 22 published in Wiener Zeitung of May 19:
By reason of destruction of Italian steamer Ancona by ship of Austro-Hungarian naval forces, undersigned Prize Investigation Commission will consider prize court procedure. Parties interested herewith called upon to make known their rightful claims in writing within three months accompanied by legal proof.
Penfield