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File No. 124.62/45a

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Spain ( Willard )

[Telegram]
Washington , February 26, 1917, 11 a.m.

285. When Mr. Gerard decides definitely the date of his sailing for the United States, you should request the Spanish Government to be so kind as to instruct the Spanish Ambassador in Berlin to communicate that fact to the German Government for its information.

Polk