PART XVIII.

SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY.

Secretary of Embassy Tarler to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.]

No. 2639.]

AMERICAN LEGATION,
Berne, April 20, 1917.

The Imperial Government has to-day informed the Embassy that as the Government of the United States has declared itself to be in a state of war with Germany, the Ottoman Government's ally, it finds it necessary to rupture its diplomatic relations with the United States to-day. American interests have been confided to the Swedish Minister.

TARLER.

The Secretary of State to Ambassador Sharp.1

[Telegram.]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, April 23, 1917.

Turkey has severed relations with the United States. Suspend all activities in her behalf. Follow instructions outlined Department's telegram February fifth regarding German interests. Inform consuls.

LANSING.

Same to London, Athens, Tokyo.

INDEX

INDEX

TO THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS TO THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR JULY, 1915, OCTOBER, 1916, AND OCTOBER, 1917.

(NOTE: Although these special supplements are not numbered, for convenience of reference they are referred to in this index as Nos. 1, 2 and 3, the pages in the July, 1915, number being preceded by the figure 1, those in the October, 1916, number by the figure 2, and those in the October, 1917, number by the figure 3.)

AMERICAN TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY. Seizure of vessels of..
AMERICANS. Arrest of, on neutral vessels and in British ports.

.2:145

1:263

ARABIA, S. S. Sinking of....