DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

34 MAEITIME DANGER ZONES.
have the honor to transmit to you herewith a copy in
translation of a communication received from the Imperial
Foreign Office, dated November 14, 1914, relative
to the regulations for navigation in the German bay of
the North Sea.
Two copies of the publication, entitled "Nachrichten
fur Seefahrer," in which these regulations are printed,
are likewise enclosed.
I have, etc.
JAMES W. GERARD.
FOREIGN OFFICE.
Nr. II U 4970-89541.
[Inclosure—Translation.]
The Foreign Office has the honor to inform the Embassy
of the United States of America in reply to the
Note Verbale of 12th instant, F. O. No. 1078, that the
following are the material regulations, governing navigation
in the German Bay of the North Sea:
1. Steamships are permitted to make for the German
coast, to enter or leave the mouths of rivers only from
sunrise to sunset, and in clear weather. Ships attempting
to point for the coast in the dark, in foggy or thick
weather, run the risk of being shot at.
2. All commercial steamers bound for the Eider, Elbe,
Weser and Jade must first point for the Listertief-Buoy;
those bound for the Ems should make directly for its
mouth.
3. In the interest of the safety of the ships, a pilot is
obligatory from the Listertief-Buoy.
4. If ships can not obtain pilots, on account of bad
weather or for other reasons, they must either anchor
or put out to sea again.
The approximate location of the Listertief-Buoy is 55°
3 3-4' North, 8° 17*' East.
For the rest reference made to issue No. 59 of the
"Nachrichten fur Seefahrer" of 4th instant, pages 1006
and 1007, two copies of which are attached. 1
American shipping interests can obtain any further information
from the "Nachrichten fur Seefahrer" which
is accessible to them.
BERLIN, November 14, 191J,..
File No. 763.72/1268.
The Secretary of State to Ambassador Gerard.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, December 8, 1914- <
SIR: In further acknowledgment of your despatch
No. 261, of November 13, 1914, transmitting a copy in
translation of the reply of the German Government to
the protest of the British Government against the laying
1 Not printed; see correspondence in cases of the "Evelyn" and" Carib" pp. 220,221.