Mr. Adee to Mr.
Buck.
Department of State,
Washington, August 3,
1899.
No. 235.]
Sir: I confirm on the overleaf of my
telegram1 of the 2d
instant in regard to securing the permission of the Japanese Government
to unload horses and mules belonging to the United States Army at
Nagasaki for rest.
I inclose herewith for your further information copy of a letter from the
Acting Secretary of War on the subject.
I am, etc.,
Alvey A. Adee,
Acting Secretary.
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[Inclosure.]
Acting Secretary of
War to the Secretary of
State.
War
Department,
Washington, July 29,
1899.
Sir: Referring to previous correspondence
concerning the request of this Department to land horses, etc., at
Nagasaki, I beg to say in explanation that the Quartermaster’s
Department is about to send four shiploads of horses and mules from
Seattle to Manila, and it is desired that on arrival at Nagasaki,
where the ship is to coal, the horses be unloaded for rest.
As the quartermaster at Seattle wires the Department that the
Japanese consul informs him that it will be necessary for our
Government to secure such permission from the Japanese authorities,
it is requested that the privilege to land at Nagasaki or other
Japanese port, if desired, be secured, it being fully understood
that the horses are to be unloaded merely for rest, and to be
reembarked as soon as the vessel is coaled.
Very respectfully,
G. D. Meiklejohn,
Acting Secretary of
War.
