File No. 300.115/1661
The Secretary of State to the Consul General at London (Skinner)
Department of State,
Washington, December 16, 1914.
Washington, December 16, 1914.
No. 84]
Sir: The Department has received your despatch No. 161 of November 27, 1914, in regard to shipments of copper and meats to neutral countries.1
The Department has given wide publicity to the order in council of October 29. It will be observed that in some instances of shipments seized or detained by the British officials the shipments were made prior to knowledge of the order in council, to which, therefore, the order should not apply.
I am [etc.]
For the Secretary of State:
Wilbur J. Carr
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