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

No. 254.
Mr. Evarts to Mr. Outrey.

Department of State,
Washington, October 30, 1880.

Sir: Referring to your note of the 9th of January last, acquainting me with the proposal of your government to convene, at Paris, a congress to consider the international questions concerning industrial property, and to your later note of August 10, announcing the opening of that congress on the 4th proximo, I have now the honor to inform you that, in acceptance of the invitation so tendered to this country to participate in the proposed congress, this government has designated as its delegates thereat, Mr. Edward F. Noyes, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States near the Government of the French Republic, and Mr. James O. Putnam, the Minister Resident of the United States at the Court of Belgium, subject to the reserves in the matter of domestic legislation contained in my note to you of the 19th of March last.

I should be gratified if you could kindly inform your government, by cable, of the appointment of these delegates.

Accept, &c.,

WM. M. EVARTS.