File No. 656.119/186
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Page) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 12, 6.30 a.m.]
7923. The following for Jones, War Trade Board, from Taylor:
Dutch offer to unload ships in New York, 100,000 tons gross, to be permanently placed at disposal of Belgian Relief, Zeelandia to be allowed to proceed home, eight boats from colonies be allowed to go to Holland and return cargoes to count in our rations. Ships named Celebes, Ceylon, Nias, Ternate, Gorontalo, Adonis, Hercules and Samarinda, 66,000 tons cargo capacity in toto. All other ships in United States to be sent for one trip as we designate out of present submarine zone, not all on long trips as to Java and Australia British ore. Considering Relief looks good to me and would produce good effect in Holland.