Mr. Sumner Welles, Under Secretary of State, announced yesterday that a strong note addressed to the German Government demanding ré- parations for the destruction of the American freighter Robin Moor may be expected shortly.
He informed reporters that this demand would be made soon as the proper amount' of compensation had been decided on.
Mr. Welles also announced that he had requested the German Charge d'Affairs to transmit to the German Government a copy of President Roosevelt's message to Congress denouncing the destruction of the Robin Moor.—Reuter.
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