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

Mr. Buck to Mr. Hay.

United States Legation,
Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 1899.

No. 339.]

Sir: I have the honor to confirm your cipher telegram received the 28th ultimo, as follows:

Washington, July 25.

If permission is necessary to land and pasture at Nagasaki or at Yokohama United States army horses in transit to Manila, request it.

Hay.

In response to my request, I have received a note from the minister for foreign affairs to the effect that the Japanese Government have no objection to the said horses being landed and pastured, as desired.

I have, etc.,

A. E. Buck