PART XVIII.

SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE

UNITED STATES AND TURKEY.

Secretary of Embassy Tarler to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.]

No. 2639.]

AMERICAN LEGATION,

Berne, April 20, 1917. The Imperial Government has to-day informed the Embassy that as the Government of the United States has declared itself to be in a state of war with Germany, the Ottoman Government's ally, it finds it necessary to rupture its diplomatic relations with the United States to-day. American interests have been confided to the Swedish Minister.

TARLER.

The Secretary of State to Ambassador Sharp.1

[Telegram.]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Washington, April 23, 1917. Turkey has severed relations with the United States. Suspend all activities in her behalf. Follow instructions outlined Department's telegram February fifth regarding German interests. Inform consuls.

LANSING.

* Same to London, Athens, Tokyo.

INDEX

INDEX

TO THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS TO THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF

INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR JULY, 1915, OCTOBER, 1916, AND OCTO-
BER, 1917.

(NOTE: Although these special supplements are not numbered, for convenience

of reference they are referred to in this index as Nos. 1, 2 and 3, the pages
in the July, 1915, number being preceded by the figure 1, those in the
October, 1916, number by the figure 2, and those in the October, 1917,
number by the figure 3.)

ADRIATIC SEA. French notice regarding mines in...

..3: 12
AEROPLANES, HYDRO-. Character of......

.1: 366-368
AGDER, S. S. Sinking of......

3: 128
AJELLO, ENRICO. Military service case of.

.2: 471
ALGONQUIN, S. S. Sinking of.....

.3: 144
AMERICAN TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY. Seizure of vessels of..

.2: 145
AMERICANS. Arrest of, on neutral vessels and in British ports..

.1: 263
ANCONA, S. S. Sinking of.....

.2: 297-305; 3: 155-185
APPAM, S. S. German prize in American port...

2: 387-403
Admiralty order found on....

.2: 339
ARABIA, S. S. Sinking of...

.3: 115-120
ARABIC, S. S. Sinking of..

.2: 165-167, 170-173, 176, 203-229
ARCTIC OCEAN. German notice extending submarine warfare to. March 23,
1917

.3: 39-40
ABMED MERCHANT VESSELS:
Austrian announcement regarding treatment of....

.2: 313
British instructions for defensively armed merchant ships....

.3: 226
Correspondence regarding.....

.1: 222-240; 2: 310-341; 3: 225-228
German memorandum on treatment of, with exhibits...

.2: 314, 339
United States announcement of armed guard on vessels.

.3: 344
United States circular relating to status of....

.1: 234
United States memorandum on status of.

2: 367-372
ARMS AND MUNITIONS. Exportation of:
Correspondence with Austria-Hungary..

.1: 146, 166; 2: 354
Correspondence with Germany.

.1: 90, 125-129, 217
Letter of Secretary of State to Senate Committee..

.1: 259
ARREST OF AUGUST PIEPENBRINK ON AN AMERICAN VESSEL.

.1: 353-360