Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1896, and the Annual Report of the Secretary of State

Mr. Rockhill to Mr. Terrell.

Department of State,
Washington, September 19, 1896.

No. 1109.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 974, of the 4th instant, with inclosure from Consular Agent Poche at Aleppo, regarding the situation of the nine Americans in prison at that place, the case of Manasseh Papazian, the intention of the Sultan to expel all Armenians naturalized in other countries, and the seizure of a letter bag belonging to American citizens.

Your attempts to remedy these evils are approved.

I am, etc.,

W. W. Rockhill,
Acting Secretary.