Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917, Supplement 1, The World War

File No. 124.55/10

The Chargé in the Netherlands ( Langhorne) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

The Hague, March 10, 1917, 11 a.m.
[Received 7.20 p.m.]

760. Belgian-Dutch frontier temporarily closed. Spanish Minister at The Hague informs me that his courier service with Brussels is stopped for time being, and accordingly it is impossible for this Legation to communicate under seal with Whitlock. It is believed that Spanish courier service will be resumed shortly. Doctor Kellogg of relief commission arrived from Brussels yesterday, having obtained special permission to cross frontier, and states that Whitlock has no diplomatic position, no funds, and no pouch.

Langhorne