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The German Ambassador ( Bernstorff ) to the Secretary of State

contain, among other things, the direction that any submarine approaching an English merchant vessel is to be treated as hostile. Accept [etc.] J. Bernstorff [Enclosure—Telegram] The Governor of Sierra Leone ( Merewether ) to the Governor General of Nigeria at Lagos ( Lugard ) May 28, 1915 . Following telegram from Secretary of State: May 27. My telegram February 17, Admiralty desires that following additional confidential instructions are to be given to British-born masters of all British ships before returning to home waters: Any submarine approaching a merchant vessel may be treated as host…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1916-02-19
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1916, Supplement, The World War
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1916Supp/d235
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Record ID	`frus:frus1916Supp/d235`

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The German Ambassador ( Bernstorff ) to the Secretary of State. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1916. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1916Supp/d235.