File No. 763.72/3592
The Minister in Denmark ( Egan) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 25, 12.15 p.m.]
The Minister for Foreign Affairs informs me to-day that his Government would prefer not to change its laws of neutrality during the war unless a practical necessity arose. Neither English nor French armed vessels have entered any port in Denmark and no permission for such entrance has been asked. If a case arose the Danish Government would then make a decision. The Foreign Minister impressed upon me his Government’s great respect for the United States, the delicacy of Denmark’s position so near Germany, and his belief that [the entrance of] our country into the war would be a terrible misfortune for Denmark.