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

File No. 300.115/10757

The Vice Consul at London (Westacott) to the Secretary of State

London, November 10, 1916 .
[Received November 21.]

Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith, in duplicate, a return of shipping detentions at Kirkwall during the month of October 1916.

I have [etc]

Richard Westacott

[Enclosure—Extract]

Number of ships detained during:

January, 1916	51
February, 1916	51
March, 1916	53
April, 1916	72
May, 1916	99
June, 1916	93
July, 1916	115
August, 1916	98
September, 1916	110
October, 1916	107