Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917, Supplement 2, The World War, Volume I

File No. 763.72/7690

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France ( Sharp)²

[Circular telegram]

Washington, November 28, 1917, 2 p.m.

In order to secure best results in cooperating with the Allies, the Department feels that the American diplomatic missions should endeavor to establish with Allied representatives as close and confidential relations as possible.

Lansing

2. The same telegram (unnumbered), on the same date, to the Ambassadors in Great Britain, Italy, Russia, Spain, and the Ministers in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.