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Show GIST OF LUXBURG PLOTS What Luxburg Sent to Berlin: Information as to movements of American naval squadron in South American waters after United States !; ;! entered war. ; : Acknowledgment of 'receipt of wireless plot aud re- ; quest for information as to best time of day for communi- I; : cation by wireless with Xauen, Germany. - : Names, description and time of departure of ten Bra- ; !; zilian merchant ships bound for the war zone. j Information that United States was bringing pressure I on Argentina to abandon South American pro-neutrality ;' conferences. Complaints of having his telegraphic communication ; with Mexico "entirely interrupted." j: Says "A friendly minister"' (probably Swedish) fears thai secret wire may be compromised. : Assurances that president of Argentina was pro-Ger- 1 man; that the foreign minister and the minister of marine : were probably bribed and that the people were "Indians ;! ; with a slight veneer." : Instructions as to how Argentine government might. : : lie placated on the one hand and' awed on the other to : ': preserve neutrality. ' , : What Berlin Sent to Luxburg: ; Tips on secret ""German agents" arriving at Buenos : Aires. ; Instructions to inform Argentine government that Argentine ships plying in war zone, under certain I; : conditions, will be spared; but "very secret, for your ; personal information," tells Luxburg quite impossible in j: practice to guarantee pledge. ' !; Urges that pledge be kept secret as it would disclose : that Germany's submarine war is not based on interna- : tional law. j: ! Says German submarine squadron will pay visit of ' ; courtesy; perhaps. ; : Directs Luxburg to inform Argentino president Ger- ' many relies on latter 's secret promises not to let Argon- : ': tine ships go to war zone. ! Luxburg to German Legation at Santiago, Chile:' : ' Congratulations on how Germany handles Chile, say- I ' ing t hat so long as Chile remains neutral Germany, after ', the war, eau pursue her South American policy as well or ; better with "infatuated and misguided Argentina" as : her foe. ; i Says Argentine president has "firm intention of set- ting the council of ministers against North America." ' |