The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in the Netherland (Van Dyke)
Washington, October 24, 1914.
[Telegram]
47. Your 51, October 22. Department advised by the meat-packing interests in this country that they have a regular trade in prepared meat products through their branches in Holland for consumption in that country. It appears, however, that prepared meat products have not been placed on the lists of embargoed articles published by the Netherlands Government. The packing, interests here, therefore, are as a practical matter prevented from shipping their goods to Holland and request to be informed as to the ground upon which their products which are extensively used in the Netherlands have not been placed upon the embargo lists of that country. Please bring foregoing immediately to attention of the Netherlands Government and request to be informed of the reason for the apparent omission of packed meats from the list of goods whose exportation is forbidden.
Is your No. 45, October 12, a complete list of all articles embargoed by Netherlands Government?1