Secretary of State Zimmermann to Minister Eckhardt
In connection with telegram No. 1.1
Strictly confidential.
To be personally deciphered.
BERLIN, February 5, 1917.
Provided that there is no risk of the secret being betrayed to the United States, will your Excellency take up the alliance question even now with the President. At the same time, the definite conclusion of the alliance depends upon the outbreak of the war between Germany and the United States. The President might even now throw out feelers to Japan,
If the President were to reject our proposal through fear of later American vengeance, you are empowered to offer a defensive alliance after peace is concluded, provided that Mexico succeeds in including Japan in the alliance. Wire confirmation of receipt.
Ährenthal, Baron v.: 32; activity in Bal-
Albert, Under-Secretary of State: 478-9,
653, 935, 1312; report on U-boat war,
148, 227, 868, 871 et seq., 1187 et seq.;
head of German propaganda in United
States, 432, 925, 933.
Ammunition, American delivery to Allies,
327, 656, 718 et seq., 730, 1262.
Ancona case, 169.
Andrassy, 41.
Appam case, 1301.
Arabia case, 994–5, 997, 1036, 1186, 1306.
Arabic case, 231, 282, 662, 732, 734-5.
Argentina: wheat harvest, 688, 818, 821;
wheat exports to England, 820, 1175,
1215-6, 1227 et seq., 1272, 1275; freight
rates, 1124; corn exports to England,
1231; cold storage meat exports, 1232.
Armies: peace strength (1905, 1907, 1914),
102; war strength (1914), 103.
Asquith: 989, 1136; defeat of cabinet, 332–3.
Australia: wheat exports to England, 1221,
1228-9, 1275; cold storage meat ex-
ports to England, 1232.
Austria-Hungary: 1154; statement of v.
Bethmann-Hollweg concerning position
in Balkans, 10 et seq.; of v. Jagow, 24
et seq.; of Dr. Naumann, 40 et seq.; of
Baron v. Tucher, 91 et seq.; peace
strength (1905, 1907, 1914), 102, 106,
108-9; war strength (1914), 103, 112,
115-6; naval strength (1914), 105;
peace conditions, 423, 1060; free outlet
to sea, 910 et seq.
Baden, Prince Max v., letter from Hinden-
burg on U-boat war, 879 et seq.
Balfour: 333, 514; remarks on Entente
reply to Wilson, 1106-7; English mer-
chant tonnage requisitioned, 1245.
Balkan Alliance: statement of v. Bethmann-
Hollweg regarding, 10-11, 17; of v.
Jagow, 24-5.
Balkan crisis: statement of v. Bethmann-
Hollweg regarding, 13 et seq.; of v.
Jagow, 24 et seq.
Ballin, managing director of Hamburg-
American Line: 29, 62; correspondence
concerning military situation of Ger-
many, 1210-11.
Ballod, Professor, member of Prussian Pro-
vincial Statistics Office, 87.
Barley: imports to England, 829; price in
England, 1231.
Bartenbach, Captain, testimony of: fight-
ing capacity of U-boats, 545 et seq.;
commencement of U-boat war, 559-60;
economic situation in England, 564 et
seq.; cancellation of U-boat construc-
tion orders, 588 et seq.; shipyards
taken over for U-boat construction,
589 et seq.; details of construction,
617-8, 624.
Bartenwerffer, Colonel v.: 900, 902, 931,
1201; correspondence concerning U-boat
war conference of Gerard and v. Jagow,
1167; at conference for adoption of
unrestricted U-boat war, 1317 et seq.
Bassewitz-Levetzow, Count v. (Minister of
State): member of First Subcommit-
tee, 8; statement to First Subcommit-
tee, 97-8.
Behncke, Vice Admiral, Chief of Admiralty
Staff: 7, 61; statement to First Sub-
committee, 66 et seq.
Belgian deportations: American protest,
130, 222, 239, 993, 997, 1034; report of
Expert Schaefer, 171; of Expert Bonn,
192; statement of Count Wedel, 411;
testimony of Zimmermann, 411; of
Bethmann-Hollweg, 412 et seq.; opinion
of Gerard, 1083-4; of Director Kellog
of Belgian Relief, 1103.
Belgium: peace strength, 102; war strength,
103, 113; restoration demanded by
Allies, 134, 143–4, 225; non-annexation
by Germany, 137, 271, 783 et seq.,
1043; statement of v. Romberg con-
cerning, 179; of Expert Bonn 188;
testimony of v. Bernstorff concerning,
253-4, 263, 273; of Bethmann-Hollweg,
427-8; 781-2; restoration as peace con-
dition, 983, 1054, 1059, 1061, 1064,
1066-7; Entente note on German viola-
tion, 1008; indemnity paid to Germany,
1063; neutrality of, 1102; correspond-
ence of v. Falkenhayn concerning,
1128 et seq.; wheat supply required,
1276.
Berchtold, Count: 16, 33-4, 36, 44, 49-50,
54-5, 58, 92, 99; on Austrian ulti-
matum, 29-30, 52.
Beresford, Admiral Lord, concerning loss of
British tonnage, 1245, 1250.
Bernhard, Georg, Editor of Vossische
Zeitung: 135, 888, 891; testimony
regarding press conference of Zimmer-
mann concerning Wilson note, 406
et seq.
Bernstein, Eduard, expert of First Sub-
committee, 5.
Bernstorff, Ambassador Count v.: com-
munication concerning Wilson Peace
Move, 126, 129 et seq., 152 et seg.,
175, 182, 190, 193, 203, 205, 668; Im-
perial Government instructions to, 222
Testimony: Wilson mediation, 230; Lu-
sitania case, 231-2, 733 et seq.; telegram
regarding Wilson mediation, 233; ǹe-
gotiations with Colonel House, 141,
143, 172, 226 et seq., 259, 276 et seq.,
287-8, 290-1, 299, 304 et seq., 327, 337,
409-10, 652, 655-6, 667-8, 670, 678-9,
686, 910, 913 et seq., 973 et seq., 980,
982, 986, 993, 995, 1001, 1010 et seq.,
1047, 1278-9; Roumania's entrance
into War, 235-6; Kaiser's memorandum
regarding Wilson mediation, 237-8;
Belgian deportations, 239-40; American
attitude toward Central Powers' peace
proposal, 244 et seq.; Wilson's attitude
on armed merchant ships, 252-3; Bel-
gian question, 253-4; German con-
spiracies in United States, 254 et seq.;
v. Igel case, 258-9, 976; Belgian relief,
263; Wilson's peace note, 264 et seq.;
Central Powers' peace conditions, 271
et seq., 304-5; Entente peace condi-
tions, 277 et seq.; effect of U-boat war
on peace mediation, 280 et seq., 295,
302 et seq.; Wilson's Message to Sen-
ate, 284 et seq., 299; Wilson's idea of
territorial integrity, 289 et seq.; con-
cerning Poland, 291 et seq., 913-4;
statement of Wilson before Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs, 307;
interview with Bethmann-Hollweg on
return to Berlin, 310, 316, 320, 443;
leakage of Mexican dispatch, 311 et
seq.; conference with Emperor Wil-
liam on return to Berlin, 311-2, 318-9,
443; interview with Ludendorff on re-
turn to Berlin, 312, 318, 895 et seq.,
899-900, 902, 930-1; German propa-
ganda, 430 et seq., 439-40, 923 et seq.;
British influence on Wilson peace note,
441-2; difficulty of communication
with Home Office, 477 et seq., 727-8,
730; recall of U-boats, 636-7; public
opinion in United States, 725, 745;
Lansing note to Entente, 736; case of
Consul General Bünz, 745-6, 750;
U-boat war, 748; Lansing's statement
regarding imminence of war, 749; ac-
cepting American mediation, 906-7;
regarding American entrance into war,
908; Wilson as a mediator, 908-9; free
access to the sea, 909-10; charge of
Ludendorff concerning failure to give
adequate information, 922-3; private
reports from America to Foreign Office,
931 et seq.
Correspondence: Sussex case, 971, 1294–5;
effect of U-boat war on peace media-
tion, 973-4; Lusitania and v. Igel
cases, 976; effect of renewal of U-boat
war, 979; Wilson's inaction on peace
mediation, 979 et seq.; Wilson's peace
plans, 982 et seq.; restoration of Bel-
gium, 984; Wilson's policy of neutral-
ity, 987-8; effect of U-boat war on
election, 989; possibility of Wilson's
reelection, 990, 1300 et seq.; Marina
case, 992, 997; expected peace media-
tion by Wilson, 993-4; Arabia case,
Belgian deportations and ruling of
Federal Reserve Board on unsecured
obligations, 997; Wilson's readiness for
peace move, 997-8; Central Powers'
peace note, 1000-1; Wilson peace note,
1004-5; political situation in America,
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