Mr. White to Mr. Gresham.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of March 9 last, in relation to an arrangement contemplated by the United States Government between the said Government, Great Britain, and possibly other powers, including Russia, and to say that I have this day advised the Imperial foreign office as to the main points of interest to Russia contained in your said dispatch.

I am, etc.,

Andrew D. White.