763.72115/2612
The Secretary of State to President Wilson
Washington,
December 7, 1916.
My Dear Mr. President: I enclose herewith a confidential telegram received from Mr. Grew20 in answer to our telegram of November 29th21—which is the one we took such care to prevent from becoming public.
[Page 47]I cannot say that I find Mr. Grew’s telegram very encouraging but I suppose no judgment should be formed until the Chancellor has had an opportunity to consult with Mr. Zimmermann and make a formal answer.
Faithfully yours,
Robert Lansing
- Telegram No. 4689, Dec. 5, 1916, from the Chargé in Germany, Foreign Relations, 1916, supp., p. 868.↩
- Ibid., p. 70.↩