852.721/5: Telegram
The Ambassador in Spain (Bowers), Then in France, to the Secretary of State
[Received September 12—11:20 a.m.]
103. Rebel authorities at Burgos have issued instructions to military authorities in Vigo that no messages in code shall be permitted and our Vice Consul’s protest is unavailing. Our information from our Vice Consul says he is forbidden but I assume the instruction applies to all. Through the courtesy of the British one of their ships due here this afternoon will wireless their ships permanently stationed at Vigo to clarify this point. The rebels are keen on having us all [Page 711] address formal official notes to “the President of the Provisional Government” and this may be another attempt in this direction. Will telegraph reply received through British ship. Our last information was the Hatfield was to be sent to Vigo. Where is she now t28
- The Department informed him in telegram No. B–23, September 14, 1 p.m., that the Hatfield was at Gibraltar.↩