File No. 763.72/3982
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Liberia ( Curtis)
[Telegram]
Washington,
May 3, 1917, 4 p.m.
Your April 20. In view of no vessel immediately available to send to Liberia, British and French Governments have been asked to assist in affording Government protection. When adequate protection has arrived in Liberian waters, you will be instructed to join with British and French colleagues in advising Liberian Government sever relations with Germany.
Lansing