Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1897

Mr. Sherman to Mr. Wu Ting fang.

Department of State,
Washington November 26, 1897.

No. 27.]

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 22d instant, and to inform you that in compliance with its request the new minister of the United States to Salvador has been directed to instruct the newly appointed consul at San Salvador to continue, in case of need, the exercise of his friendly offices to Chinese subjects in Salvador under the instructions sent to his predecessor.

Accept, sir, etc.,

John Sherman.