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as accessible. Master and chief engineer now with ship.
Underwriters representative, on scene, advises temporary
measures to correct time and strengthen number eight
bulkhead to permit vessel to safely continue voyage to
Rouen. Master is acting on his advice.
Towers and McBride express qualified opinion that
injury is probably due to torpedo explosion. In conversation
they express a moral though not technical
certainty that ship was torpedoed.
Consul at Plymouth should be instructed to permit
vessel to proceed under Captain Smith with alien officers
and crew if other persist in refusal to return to ship.
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File No. 300.115G95/9.
Ambassador Gerard to the Secretary of State.
[Telegram.]
AMERICAN EMBASSY,
Berlin, May 7, 1915.
German Admiralty has as yet no news as to Oulflight.
Will report as soon as information obtained.
File No. 300.115G95/11.
GERARD.
Ambassador W. H. Page to the Secretary of State.
[Telegram—Paraphrase. ]
No. 2068.] AMERICAN EMBASSY.
London, May 10, 1915.
Mr. Page reports that it appears that Captain of Oulflight
complied, without raising any question, with the
signals of British patrol boats to proceed under their
convoy. Further inquiries are being made of British
Admiralty.
File No. 300.115G95/14.
Ambassador W. H. Page to the Secretary of State
[Telegram—Paraphrase. ]
No. 2095.] AMERICAN EMBASSY,
London, May 13, 1915.
Mr. Page amplifying his report on the vessel Oulflight
states that he is informed by the British Government
that no mines anywhere in the vicinity of the Scilly
Islands have been laid by the British authorities.
File No. 300.115G95/15.
Ambassador W. H. Page to the Secretary of State.
[Telegram—Paraphrase. ]
No. 2105.] AMERICAN EMBASSY,
London, May 17, 1915.
Mr Page reports that it is stated by Captain Smith
of the vessel Oulflight that the conversation between the
commander of the British patrol boat Filey and the late
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