Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 7, 1874

No. 234.
Mr. Fish to Mr. Washburne.

Department of State,
Washington, June 10, 1874.

No. 616.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatches numbered 968, 969, 970, and 971.

Referring to your No. 968, relating to a convention for the amelioration of the condition of prisoners of war, to be held at Brussels in July next, it does not seem that the United States are called upon to take part therein.

I am, &c.,

HAMILTON FISH.