Arthur Zimmermann

Arthur Zimmermann was the Foreign Secretary of Germany from 1916 to 1917.ThinkQuest: Arthur Zimmermann

On January 17, 1917, British intelligence intercepted a coded message from Arthur Zimmermann to the German ambassador in Mexico. The telegram instructed the ambassador to offer financial support to Mexico, if Mexico would ally itself with Germany when war broke out with the United States. British cryptographers decoded the message, and passed it on to the United States. President Wilson released the information to the press.FirstWorldWar.com: Zimmermann Telegram

Arthur Zimmermann was born in East Prussia (now Poland). He earned his doctorate of law and went on to serve in various departments of German civil service. He was appointed Foreign Secretary in November of 1916. Roughly a year later, he retired of his own accord due largely to the controversy surrounding the famous Zimmermann telegram.ThinkQuest: Arthur Zimmermann He died in Berlin of pneumonia at the age of 75.

• Anecdotage.com: Fifth Column Warning

• • This page was created by Rachelle, a Part Time Guide in the Mahalo Greenhouse (see the original), and quality controlled by Susan.

• If you'd like to help us create the best spam free search results on the Internet, apply to be a Part Time Guide!</em>