File No. 855.48/126
The Ambassador in Germany (Gerard) to the Secretary of State
Berlin, December 26, 1914.
[Received December 28, 8 p.m.]
[Telegram]
1195. Acting not officially but as one of chairmen Belgian Relief Commission, called to-day with Spanish Ambassador and Netherlands Minister on Undersecretary of State Zimmermann who gladly and without hesitation assured us that commanding general in Belgium will give assurance to American, Spanish, and Netherlands Ministers in Belgium that German military authorities will not make any further requisitions of food supplies in Belgium while the International Commission are sending in food and for a reasonable time after the last delivery.