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The United States Embassy added that they did 
not believe that this telegram was a reply to the 
message whieh had been transmitted to Berlin. 
On enquiry at the United States Embassy shortly 
betöre midnight it was ascertained that no further 
communication had been received from Berlin. 
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has 
therefore no Information as to the treatment accorded 
to British merchant ships and their eargoes in German 
ports, and has accordingly addressed the undermen- 
tioned notification to the Lords Commissioners of the 
Treasury and to the Lords Commissioners of the 
Admiralty. 
Foreign Office, 8. W„ 
Midnight, August 7th, 1914. 
M y Lord s, 
I havo the honour to state that no Information has 
roached me that the treatment accorded to British 
merchant ships and their eargoes whieh were in German 
ports at the dato of the outbreak of hostilities or whieh 
subsequently entered them is not less favourable than 
that accorded to enemy merchant ships by Articles III. 
to VIII. of the Order in Council issued on the 4the 
day of August, 1914, with reference to enemy ships 
being in British ports at the outbreak of hostilities or 
subsequently entering them. Articles III. to VIII. of 
the said Orders in Council will therefore not come int.o 
Operation. 
Notification of the Secretary of State for 
Foreign Affairs as to the Treatment accorded 
to British Merchant Ships and their Cargoes 
in Austro-Hungarian Ports. 
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has 
received Information of a nature to satisfy him that the 
treatment accorded to British merchant ships and their 
eargoes in Austro-Hungarian ports is not less favourable 
than that accorded to Austro-Hungarian merchant ships 
and their eargoes in British ports and he has accor 
dingly addressed the undermentioned notification to 
the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and to the 
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. 
Foreign Office, S. W., 
August 15, 1914. 
M y Lords, 
I have the honour to state that Information has 
reached me of a nature to satisfy me that the treat 
ment accorded to British merchant ships and their 
eargoes whieh were in Austro-Hungarian ports at the 
dato of the outbreak of hostilities, or whieh subse 
quently entered them, is not less favourable than that 
accorded by Articles 3 to 8 of the Order in Council 
issued on the 4th day of August, 1914, with reference 
to enemy ships being in British ports at the outbreak 
of hostilities, or subsequently entering them, whieh 
was extended so as to apply to Austro-Hungarian 
merchant ships by His Majesty’s Proclamation issued 
on the 12th day of August, 1914. 
Articles 3 to 8 of the said Order in Council as, 
extended by the Proclamation dated the 12th August, 
1914, will therefore come into full force and effect 
with regard to Austro-Hungarian merchant ships. 
f) Prisenrecht und -Gerichtsverfahren. 
The Prize Courts (Procedure) Act, 1914 (4 & 5 
Geo. 5. c. 13) mit the Naval Prize Act, 1864 und 
the Prize Courts Act, 1894 bilden zusammen als the 
Naval Prize Act, 1864 to 1914 die Grundlage des 
sehr ausgebildeten britischen Prisenverfahrens. Vgl. auch 
Pulling, Emergency Legislation: 
p. 248; Order in council authorising the 
Admiralty to require the Constitution of a 
Prize Court (Germany), 1914, No. 1262, 
August 5 th. 
p. 250: Order in council authorising the 
Admiralty to require the Constitution of a 
Prize Court (Austria-Hungary), 1914, 
No. 1263, August 20 th. 
p. 256 — 364 (368): Order in council 
prescribing the rules and tables of fees to be observed 
and taken in Prize proceedings (»The Prize Court 
Rules 1914«). August 5 th. und Nachträge. 
p. 176 — 180 Supplement No. 2: Nachträge. 
Kundmachung des Foreign Office an Interessen 
ten gekaperter Schiffe. 
Foreign Office Notice of August 29, 1914, as to 
Vessels Detained in British Ports or captured 
by His Majesty’s Armed Forces. 
In Order to furnish Information to British and 
other Laders who may be interested in eargoes carried 
on merchant vessels whieh have been either detained 
in British ports on the outbreak of war or have been 
captured by His Majesty’s armed forces, it has been 
deeided to publish lists of these vessels. A list is 
accordingly appended containing such Information as 
is at present available. This list cannot be taken as 
necessarily complete, and is subject to correction. 
Supplementary lists will be published from time to 
time as further particulars are received. 
These lists will also be communicated to Chambers 
of Commerce in tbe United Kingdom, to the under 
mentioned Shipping Associations, etc. and to any other 
similar bodies who may iniimate to the Foreign Office 
that they wish to receive them. 
All persons having any Claims in respect of car- 
goes whieh are the subject of proceedings in the British 
Prize Courts should take steps to have their Interests 
represented in accordance with the Prize Court Rules. 
With respect to vessels whieh may be in the 
custody of the Prize Courts established in the United 
Kingdom, attention is called to the following notice 
issued by the Prize Court: — 
„August 14, 1914. 
„All persons having any interest in eargoes 
other than enemy eargoes laden on enemy ships 
captured as prizes, and requiring a release of such