File No. 763.72111/7065a
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in the Netherlands ( Garrett )
[Telegram]
Washington
,
July 31, 1918, 6 p.m.
1825. Please ascertain and report by cable as soon as possible attitude of Netherlands Government towards American merchantmen defensively armed which may enter Netherlands colonial ports. Such merchantmen ordinarily carry a 5.40-inch gun mounted aft and a three pounder forward. Guns manned by regular Navy crew of from 18 to 21 men.
Polk