File No. 763.72/75
The Consul General at Antwerp (Diederich) to the Secretary of State
American Consulate General,
Antwerp, undated.
[Received August 3, 1914, 1:20 p.m.]
Antwerp, undated.
[Received August 3, 1914, 1:20 p.m.]
[Telegram]
Germany asked permission enter Belgian territory which was refused, whereupon martial law declared. Antwerp City in state siege. Situation very grave. Demands immediate relief, protection, provisions, transportation. Thousands of Americans in Antwerp and Belgium.
Consul General