The Acting Secretary of State to the German Ambassador.

No. 297.]

Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 29th ultimo, in which, referring to your excellency’s note verbale of the 4th ultimo, you give notice under instructions from your Government of its intention to terminate on March 1, 1906, the commercial agreement of July 10, 1900, between the United States and Germany, as provided in section 3 of the said agreement.

Accept, etc.,

Robert Bacon.