Mr. Patenôtre to Mr. Sherman.
[Translation.]
French
Embassy, Washington
,
June 5, 1897
.
Mr. Secretary of State: The new note which you have done me the honor to address me to-day, for transmission to the Compagnie Française des Câbles Télégraphiques, reached me this evening. I immediately sent a copy of it, as you requested, to the said company’s representative at New York.
Accept, etc.
Patenôtre.