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

File No. 341.622a/213a

The Ambassador in Great Britain (Page) to the Chargé in Great Britain (Laughlin)

[Telegram]

Washington, August 23, 1916, 4 p. m.

For Gibson.¹ Crewe promised to give me names, ages, status of those taken from China. Please procure them and send to the Department. The Secretary instructs me again to request immediate release of these men. I asked his consent to my asking you to remind Grey and telegraph as early definite answer as possible instead of sending another formal note and protest against longer detention.

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1. Secretary of Embassy.