File No. 763.72/2344
The Ambassador in Germany (Gerard) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Berlin,
January 17, 1916, 11 p. m.
[Received January 18, 1 p. m.]
[Received January 18, 1 p. m.]
3361. I have never been informed about your negotiations about Lusitania, but (?) if there is delay, it is owing to the fact that Germany is unwilling to admit obligation to pay indemnity, while possibly willing to pay indemnity in this case. I have gathered this in informal conversation with members of Foreign Office.
Gerard