Representations by the German Government regarding Americans pulling down the German flag from the Consul General’s offices in San Francisco
[For note of January 18, 1941, from the German Chargé protesting pulling down of the German flag from the Consulate General’s offices in San Francisco and note of January 19, 1941, to the German Chargé expressing regret, see Department of State Bulletin, January 25, 1941, pages 108 and 109. In a further note of June 25, 1941, not printed, the Chargé was informed that a United States Navy enlisted man had been tried by a Navy court-martial for the offense, had been found guilty, and was serving an appropriate sentence.]