Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 6, 1880

No. 36.
Mr. Kasson to Mr. Evarts.

Legation of the United States,
Vienna, February 18, 1880. (Received March 4.)

No. 295.]

Sir: A telegram from Mr. William Paine, the commercial agent of the United States at Bucharest, addressed to me, was yesterday received at this legation, as follows:

Recognition of Roumania by England, France, Germany, takes place Friday next. Have been asked by minister foreign affairs what our government intends doing. Please instruct me.

WILLIAM PAINE.

To this telegram I have replied as follows:

Await instructions from Washington. Are you yet recognized as consular officer?

KASSON.

I have, &c.,

JOHN A. KASSON.