Reply of the Allied Governments, January 10, 1917, to the President’s suggestion of December 18, 1916, that the belligerents communicate their terms of peace—Counter-replies of the Central powers to the rejection by the Allied powers of their invitation of December 12, 1916, to discuss peace12

1. Foreign Relations, 1916, Supplement, p. 97.

2. Ibid., p. 90.


[2] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72/3107


[3] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72/3114


[4] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/327


[5] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72/3121


[6] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72/3119


[7] The Ambassador in France ( Sharp ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/354


[8] The Ambassador in France ( Sharp ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/370½


[9] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72/3126


[10] The Ambassador in Austria-Hungary ( Penfield ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/368


[11] The Ambassador in Germany ( Gerard ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/369


[12] The Persian Minister ( Mehdi Khan ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/380


[13] The Ambassador in Turkey ( Elkus ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72115/2774


[14] The Greek Chargé ( Vouros ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/378


[15] The British Ambassador ( Spring Rice ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/394


[16] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72/3136


[17] The Secretary of State to the Persian Minister ( Mehdi Khan )

File No. 763.72119/380


[18] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72/3139


[19] The Ambassador in Italy ( Page ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72/3149


[20] The Minister in Greece ( Droppers ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72/3150


[21] The Minister in the Netherlands ( Van Dyke ) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/388