File No. 103.95/111a
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain ( Page)
5765. For Bainbridge Colby from Hurley:
Confer with Lane about neutral tonnage situation. He will call on you. Great Britain evidently trying shift all neutral tonnage to other side so as to have under their control leaving us in serious situation here for lack of tonnage to take care of our own needs. Our proposition to authorities here has been to equally divide Norwegian tonnage, after deducting Norwegian necessary trades, to [between] England and United States. Cable freely.