Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1899

Mr. Tower to Mr. Hay.

[Immediate.]

Washington, October 13, 1899.

Sir: I am directed by Her Majesty’s principal secretary of state for foreign affairs, to whom I communicated by telegraph the contents of Dr. Hill’s note No. 1580, of the 11th instant, to convey to you the thanks of Her Majesty’s Government for the courteous expression of readiness to allow the United States consul at Pretoria to afford to British interests in that quarter the neutral protective offices usual in such contingency as that which has now occurred, viz, the withdrawal of the British agent from that place.

I have row the honor to request that you will be good enough to give effect to this compliance with the desire of Her Majesty’s Government.

I have, etc.,

Reginald Tower.