300.115/20523: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Davis)
127. Your 3510, December 10 4 p.m.
Consult Consul General regarding his February 5 11 a.m. and last paragraph despatch 9036 January 14. Inform Foreign Office this [Page 636] Government hopes that an easy and expeditious method of settling these claims may be arranged at an early date without the necessity of recourse to the prize court by means of counsel and with usual delays incident to legal processes.
Endeavor to effect such general arrangement to save unnecessary expense and avoid overburdensome conditions in cases where principles involved are similar. Large number of claimants have been informed of agreement for release and it is important that arrangement should be made effective promptly.