File No. 763.72111/4227
The Ambassador in Chile (Shea) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Santiago,
November 2, 1916, 5 p. m.
[Received 6.30 p. m.]
[Received 6.30 p. m.]
Minister of Marine informs me that in view of the delays experienced in the construction of the naval vessels in England on account of the war, the British Government has tendered to the Chilean Government, as a friendly compensation, five submarine boats belonging to Great Britain now in the United States, and that a sixth similar vessel may be purchased by Chile at about one-half its value, delivery of the above to be made June 8 next year, and sooner should the war end before that date.
Shea