File No. 763.72/3148
The Ambassador in Germany ( Gerard) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Berlin,
January 18, 1917, 6 p.m.
[Received January 19, 4.30 p.m.]
[Received January 19, 4.30 p.m.]
4900. Informed all neutral correspondents were called Foreign Office yesterday, were addressed by officers of the Navy who impressed upon them need of Germany using reckless submarine warfare, and were begged to assist in propaganda abroad with a view to creating sentiment in neutral nations in favor of allowing Germany to resume reckless submarine warfare.
Gerard