File No. 841.731/26a
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Page)
Washington, September 2, 1914.
[Telegram]
25. Department’s August 15, 5 p.m. Western Union Telegraph Company again requests Department to endeavor secure still further modification of British censorship regulations with reference to code addresses and signatures. Company represents that since code addresses are merely condensation of plain addresses they can not be used to convey hidden meaning, but simply represent registration made at point of destination to indicate name and address of person for whom message intended. Company further represents that in view of restriction of messages to plain language, which entails great increase in cable charges, it is most important that such increase not be further augmented by inability to avail of usual condensation permitted by code addresses. Company states that other nations do not seem to have attached same importance to address feature and that it understands messages for France and Italy from United States over French cables are being passed with usual code addresses.
You will bring the company’s representations to attention of Foreign Office and endeavor secure modification desired.