File No. 763.72111W74/9
The Ambassador in France (Herrick) to the Secretary of State 2
Paris, August 24, 1914, 4 p.m.
[Received 9:15 p.m.]
[Telegram]
Department’s August 20. French Government states that Liberian Government was requested to close German wireless station at Monrovia which was being used for military and naval purposes, as being the only certain means of preventing use to advantage of one of the belligerents. Liberian Government having justly observed that they were not authorized to take such step, French Vice Consul at Monrovia has been directed to ask Liberian Government to exercise censorship over operations of wireless station such as is exercised by other neutral powers. If Liberian Government, upon request of German Government, request similar censorship over French wireless messages, French Government will make no objection. No communication has been made to Liberian Government regarding German submarine cable company.
- Repeated to the Ambassador in Great Britain and the Minister in Liberia.↩