File No. 763.72/3379
The Greek Chargé (Vouros) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 23.]
Mr. Secretary of State: I have the honor to communicate to your excellency a copy of the note which the Royal Government delivered to the German Government through its Minister at Berlin who was instructed to point out to his excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs the deep uneasiness caused in Greece by the recent decisions of the German Government in the matter of the measures taken by it on the high seas looking to a blockade to be effected by submarines.
The text of the note referred to is as follows:
In regard to the dangers which the measures of general order imply for Hellenic shipping protected by the rules of international law in force, the Royal Government finds itself constrained to formulate to the German Government the most express reservations.
Be pleased to accept [etc.]