763.72/1868½

President Wilson to the Secretary of State ad interim

My Dear Mr. Secretary: I think that perhaps it would not be wise to send the Collector’s report concerning the Lusitania to Great Britain for the use of the Court of Inquiry, and that it would be better to ask the Treasury Department to supply the British Ambassador with sworn statements of the customs officers covering the particular points mentioned by him in his memorandum.

In haste

Cordially and sincerely yours,

Woodrow Wilson