File No. 763.72111So4/16
The British Ambassador (Spring Rice) to the Secretary of State
Washington,
September 30, 1916
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[Received October 4.]
[Received October 4.]
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter of the 29th instant1 and to inform you that I have not failed to communicate to His Majesty’s Government the desire of the United States Government that steps may be taken to prevent members of the armed forces of the United Kingdom from entering United States ports en route to Canada after September 26.
Believe me [etc.]
For the Ambassador:
Colville Barclay