File No. 341.622a/144
The Austro-Hungarian Chargé (Zwiedinek) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 11.]
Excellency: Referring to your valued note No. 2411 of the 19th of this month and in continuation of my note No. 15211 of May 24 relative to the Austrian and Hungarian subjects taken from the S. S. China, I have the honor to inform your excellency that according to a report of the Imperial and Royal Legation at Peking that has now reached the Embassy, Isidor H. Gieras (?), Ferdinand Würth, and Paul Zednik are not liable to military service. Alexander Camerle. Karl Breckner, Alfred Schiefler, Anton Gerl, and Anton Piety, do belong to the military organization but, according to their passports, are merchants.
Accept [etc.]