File No. 763.72111G27/19

The Secretary of State to the German, British, and Japanese Ambassadors

Excellency: I have the honor to advise you of the receipt of a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, stating that a telegram has been received from the collector of customs at Honolulu, reporting that, on November 8, 1914, the German naval vessels Geier and Locksun were interned there.

Accept [etc.]

W. J. Bryan