Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1916, Supplement, The World War

File No. 341.622a/145

The Ambassador in Germany (Gerard) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

Berlin, June 3, 1916, 4 p. m.
[Received June 4, 4.05 p. m.]

3951. In conversation with Von Jagow yesterday he referred to fact that copies of American notes to England such as China steamer case, taking of mails, etc.,² were not published, while American notes to Germany were invariably published, often before received. He said that he thought it would do much good if these notes were published here.

Gerard

2. See the sections dealing with “The Removal by Belligerent Naval Authorties of Enemy Subjects and Military Reservists from American Ships on the High Seas,” post, p. 630, and “Interference with the Mails by Belligerent Governments,” post, p. 591.