File No. 863.852/12
The Ambassador in Austria-Hungary ( Penfield) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 22, 3 a.m.]
1773. Referring to Department’s telegram 791, July 14, 1915, and subsequent correspondence.1 Austro-Americana Steamship Co. requests [Page 446] transmission of following telegram to their agents, Phelps Bros., 17 Battery Place, New York:
You have authority after consulting with Buenos Aires to sell to neutral buyers our Dora, Erny, Lucia, minimum $160; Clara, Ida, Teresa, $150 per ton dead weight; Anna best possible; cash payment through Holland less one-fifth to remain at Buenos Aires’ disposal. Buyers must, however, guarantee either to keep vessels in port during present war or run them only between present neutral American ports giving at the same time substantial guarantee to that effect. Eventual expenses of putting vessels on highest Lloyd register class to be at our charge for same. Please communicate us direct reply soonest possible.
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