Mr. Adee to Count Cassini.
Washington, August 9, 1902.
My Dear Mr. Ambassador: Referring to previous correspondence regarding the visit of His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Boris to the United States, I beg to say that the Acting Secretary of the Navy has communicated to this Department a report from Rear-Admiral Miller, commandant of the Mare Island Navy-Yard and Station, in which he states:
I sent my aid, Lieutenant-Commander Parker, to confer with the Russian consul at San Francisco in relation to the visit of His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Boris Wladimirovitch, and to tender him the services of a tug to meet the steamer and convey the Grand Duke and his suite to the shore, and also to inform the consul that we would be pleased to be of any further service, and in case the Grand Duke would desire to visit this yard, would place the yard tug at his service.
The consul returned his thanks for the courtesies tendered and stated that he had already made arrangements with the customs officials for a vessel to convey the Grand Duke from the steamer, and that his impression was that the visit to San Francisco would be a short one.
I am, etc.,