File No. 861.85/14
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Page) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11.27 p.m.]
10034. War Trade Board [from Sheldon]:
575. The following names of Russian steamers requisitioned by the British. His Majesty’s Government only regard principle of 50 per cent division between British and United States Governments as applying to neutral and ex-enemy tonnage, and had not considered this as applying to Russian ships. They are willing, however, to agree to 50 per cent division of those ships which were not previously engaged in European-Allied service prior to November 24, 1917, this reservation being the same as that made by the United States Government in respect to the Norwegian vessels. His Majesty’s Government state that they expect the United States Government to apply same principle of division to any Japanese ships that may be acquired by negotiation.
- (a)
- In European-Allied service previously, steamers Ekaterinoslav, gross tons 6,581, Tambov 4,441, Yaroslavl 4,495, Novgorod 5,285, Voronej 5,616, Mogilev 6,377, Kamenetz-Podolsk 5,071, Vologda 4,784, Krasnoiarsk 5,812, Ellind 2,826, Soroka 1,630, Odessa 1,679, Umba 2,042, Claudius Aulagnon 3,967, Sibir 2,907, Ibis 2,358, Altai [Page 313] 3,756, Biruta 1,732, Graf Stroganoff 2,911, Zimorodok 3,578, Kurland 896, Marie Rose 3,023, Bjarmia 1,386, Trio 678, Constantia 772, Sirius 1,004, Agnes 877, Leda 1,208, Sicilia 1,794, Alexa 605, Czar 6,516, Czaritza 6,598, Dwinsk 8,173, Kursk 7,869, Kaite 2,423, Ethelaida 2,669, Vitim unknown.
- (b)
- Not in European-Allied service previously, owners eastern trade, Edward Bary 1,794, Ivan Azbeteff 1,801, Ural 2,063, Baikal 2,269, Eugenia 2,079, Indighirka 2,336, Tobolsk 2,693.