Reply of the Allied Governments, January 10, 1917, to the President’s suggestion of December 18, 1916, that the belligerents communicate their terms of peace—Counter-replies of the Central powers to the rejection by the Allied powers of their invitation of December 12, 1916, to discuss peace12
1. Foreign Relations, 1916, Supplement, p. 97.
2. Ibid., p. 90.
[1] The Secretary of State to the Diplomatic Representatives in Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan
Washington,
January 5, 1917.
File No. 763.72119/316a
[2] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page) to the Secretary of State
Rome,
January 4, 1917.
[Received January 5, 9.43 p.m.]
[Received January 5, 9.43 p.m.]
File No. 763.72/3107
[3] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page) to the Secretary of State
Rome,
January 7, 1917, 11 a.m.
[Received 7.30 p.m.]
[Received 7.30 p.m.]
File No. 763.72/3114
[4] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page) to the Secretary of State
Rome,
January 9, 1917, 1 p.m.
[Received 4.10 p.m.]
[Received 4.10 p.m.]
File No. 763.72119/327
[5] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers) to the Secretary of State
Athens,
January 9, 1917, 9 a.m.
[Received January 10, 8 a.m.]
[Received January 10, 8 a.m.]
File No. 763.72/3121
[6] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers) to the Secretary of State
Athens,
January 9, 1917, 10 p.m.
[Received January 10, 10.30 a.m.]
[Received January 10, 10.30 a.m.]
File No. 763.72/3119
[7] The Ambassador in France ( Sharp) to the Secretary of State
Paris,
January 10, 1917, 7 p.m.
[Received January 11, 8.20 a.m.]
[Received January 11, 8.20 a.m.]
File No. 763.72119/354
[8] The Ambassador in France ( Sharp) to the Secretary of State
Paris,
January 10, 1917, 8 p.m.
[Received January 11, 8.20 a.m.]
[Received January 11, 8.20 a.m.]
File No. 763.72119/370½
[9] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers) to the Secretary of State
Athens,
January 11, 1917, 11 a.m.
[Received 5 p.m.]
[Received 5 p.m.]
File No. 763.72/3126
[10] The Ambassador in Austria-Hungary ( Penfield) to the Secretary of State
Vienna,
January 12, 1917.
[Received January 14, 9.30 a.m.]
[Received January 14, 9.30 a.m.]
File No. 763.72119/368
[11] The Ambassador in Germany ( Gerard) to the Secretary of State
Berlin,
January 12, 1917, 10 a.m.
[Received January 15, 9.15 a.m.]
[Received January 15, 9.15 a.m.]
File No. 763.72119/369
[12] The Persian Minister ( Mehdi Khan) to the Secretary of State
Washington,
January 15, 1917.
File No. 763.72119/380
[13] The Ambassador in Turkey ( Elkus) to the Secretary of State
Constantinople,
January 12, 1917, 9 a.m.
[Received January 16, 10 a.m.]
[Received January 16, 10 a.m.]
File No. 763.72115/2774
[14] The Greek Chargé ( Vouros) to the Secretary of State
Washington,
January 15, 1917.
[Received January 16.]
[Received January 16.]
File No. 763.72119/378
[15] The British Ambassador ( Spring Rice) to the Secretary of State
London,
January 13, 1917.
File No. 763.72119/394
[16] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers) to the Secretary of State
Athens,
January 16, 1917, 11 p.m.
[Received January 17, 8.40 a.m.]
[Received January 17, 8.40 a.m.]
File No. 763.72/3136
[17] The Secretary of State to the Persian Minister ( Mehdi Khan)
Washington
, January 17, 1917.
File No. 763.72119/380
[18] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page) to the Secretary of State
Rome,
January 17, 1917, noon.
[Received 6.20 p.m.]
[Received 6.20 p.m.]
File No. 763.72/3139
[19] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page) to the Secretary of State
Rome,
January 21, 1917, 10 a.m.
[Received 5 p.m.]
[Received 5 p.m.]
File No. 763.72/3149
[20] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers) to the Secretary of State
Athens,
January 21, 1917, 11 a.m.
[Received 8 p.m.]
[Received 8 p.m.]
File No. 763.72/3150
[21] The Minister in the Netherlands ( Van Dyke) to the Secretary of State
The Hague,
January 8, 1917.
[Received January 22.]
[Received January 22.]
File No. 763.72119/388