No. 502.
Mr. Phelps
to Mr. Bayard.
Legation of
the United States,
Washington, January 4, 1888.
(Received January 17.)
No. 651.]Sir: Referring to your instructions numbered 730 of
the 18th November, 1887,* I have the honor to
inclose herewith a copy of a note received from the foreign office in reply
to one which I addressed to Lord Salisbury in accordance with the
instructions above referred to.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure in No. 651.]
Sir T. V. Lister to
Mr. Phelps.
Foreign
Office, January 2,
1888.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that Her
Majesty’s postmaster general has had under his consideration the
representation to the United States Postmaster-General, a copy of which
was inclosed in your note of the 7th ultimo, respecting the postal
communication from Europe to the United States.
In reply to your above-mentioned note, I beg leave to assure you that the
influentially signed expression of opinion inclosed therein will not be
lost sight of when an opportunity occurs for reconsidering the
arrangements now in force for the conveyance of the mails from this
country to New York; but, as you are doubtless aware, the efforts which
Her Majesty’s postmaster-general has from time to time made to adopt the
American transatlantic system have not received so much support in this
country as would at present warrant a disturbance of existing
arrangements.
I have, etc.,
T. V.
Lister.
(For the Marquis of
Salisbury.)
