Office of the Historian

File No. 763.72114a/29

The Minister in Switzerland ( Stovall) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]
Berne, July 16, 1918, 1 p.m.
[Received July 17, 11 p.m.]

3967. Department’s 1557, March 4, 4 p.m.1 I am transmitting by mail a communication from German Foreign Office2 stating that German Government is disposed to enter into same agreement with American Government regarding defense of prisoners of war under accusation as exists between British and German Governments and French and German Governments. The copy of note verbale from German Foreign Office to Netherlands Legation, Berlin, in charge of British interests, giving conditions of agreement, is enclosed.2

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As regarding punishment for attempted escape, German Government is prepared to reach agreement with United States Government and suggests that this question be taken up in proposed prisoners-of-war conference at Berne.1

Stovall
  1. Ante, p. 24.↩
  2. Not printed.↩
  3. Not printed.↩
  4. For final arrangements regarding these points see the agreement of Nov, 11, 1918, post, p. 103.↩