File No. 763.72/5145
The British Embassy to the Department of State
Memorandum
The British Embassy have received instructions to ask that the dry dock and repair shops at Balboa may be made available for ships of the British Pacific Squadron and that they may be supplied with coal, oil and stores as necessary.
His Majesty’s Government suggest that it would probably save tonnage if colliers could be filled with Pocahontas coal at Balboa in order to supply the British Pacific Squadron.
Washington
, June 5, 1917.