Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1900

Mr. Hay to Mr. Peirce.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, October 26, 1899.

[Mr. Hay directs Mr. Peirce to endeavor to secure the omission of the provision proposed by the Russian Government, fourth paragraph, second page of the protocol, which is not acceptable to this Government; to proceed as indicated in instruction No. 89, and report the result of his efforts.]