Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, General, The British Commonwealth and Europe, Volume II

841.857 Athenia/116: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Ireland (Cudahy)

Washington, September 8, 1939—2 p.m.

19. Your 25, 7th. Unless by “testimony” in your telegram September 5⁸² is meant signed statements by officers and American passengers, it is considered desirable that such statements should if possible be obtained from any of the American passengers who may be available and who have first-hand information whether the attack was by a submarine. Such evidence is deemed essential in establishing claims of American nationals for death and injury resulting from the disaster.

Hull

82. Unnumbered telegram from Galway, not printed.