File No. 841.857/239
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Germany ( Grew )
[Telegram]
Washington
,
December 9, 1916, 5 p. m.
3651. Department advised that British steamer Trevarrick [Trevarrack], with American citizens on board, was sunk by German [Page 322] submarine 90 miles off Ouessant [Ushant] Point, November 16, and that ship was carrying cargo of grain from Buenos Aires to Hull.
Request of Foreign Minister prompt investigation and report.
Lansing