File No. 656.119/143
The Minister in the Netherlands ( Garrett) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
The Hague,
January 23, 1918, 4 p.m.
[Received 10 p.m.]
[Received 10 p.m.]
1920. Your 924, January 19, 12 a.m. I gave assurances as you authorized and have received a written reply dated January 22 as follows:
The Netherlands Government hereby guarantee that the steamship Nieuw Amsterdam will immediately return after her next homeward voyage. Signed, The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Loudon.
Garrett