Ambassador Page to the July 27 Reports communication from
Secretary of State (tele-

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gram).

the British Admiralty to
Sir Edward Grey.

Consul Dennison to the July 28 Reports the conditions sur-
Secretary of State (tele-

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rounding the sinking of
the Leelanaw.
Requests a full report on

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sinking of Leelanaw and cer-
tified copy of ship's papers.

J. Nr. The German Ambassador Sept. 4 Informs Department that
A5476 to the Secretary of State.

Ambassador Gerard to the Sept. 7
Secretary of State.

1507 Ambassador Gerard to the Sept. 11 Secretary of State.

British merchant vessels
which attack German sub-
marines expose themselves
to the danger of destruc-
tion and that American
citizens who travel on such
vessels do so on their own
responsibility.

Transmits report from the
German Foreign Office of
the sinking of the Arabic.
Transmits report from the
German Foreign Office on
the attack on the steamer
Orduna.

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The German Ambassador
to the Secretary of State.

sinking of the Arabic with
instructions to deliver it
to the German Foreign
Foreign Office.

Oct. 5 States that the German
Government regrets and
disavows the sinking of
the Arabic and is prepared
to pay an indemnity for
the American lives lost on
the Arabic.
Acknowledges

The Secretary of State to Oct. 6
the German Ambassador.

receipt of

note of October 5, and
states that he is prepared
to negotiate concerning
the amount of the indem-
nity to be paid for the loss
of American lives on the
Arabic.

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Ambassador Gerard to the Oct. 19 Transmits text of note from 173
Secretary of State (tele-

gram).

German Foreign Office ex

pressing views of German
Government in the Lee-
lanaw case.

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Ambassador Gerard to the Oct. 19 Transmits note verbale from
Secretary of State.

the Imperial Foreign Of-
fice relating facts of the
sinking of the Leelanaw
and the applicability of
the German Prize Ordi-
nance and the Declaration
of London.

Ambassador Gerard to the Oct. 30 Transmits text of note from
Secretary of State (tele-

gram).

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German Foreign Office
containing a discussion of
the evidence of the sink-
ing of the Arabic.

Secretary of State to Am- Nov. 30 Directs him to inform For

bassador Gerard (tele

gram).

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eign Office that the United

States objects to resort to

Secretary of State to Am- Apr. 1 Instructs him to make in-
bassador Gerard (tele-

gram).

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quiry of the German
Government whether a

submarine belonging to

Germany or her allies tor-
pedoed the Berwindvale.

Submarine Warfare-Continued.

The German Ambassador May 12 to the Secretary of State.

Ambassador Gerard to the Aug. 27
Secretary of State.

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