Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1897

Mr. Sherman to Mr. McDonald.

Department of State,
Washington , April 6, 1897 .

No. 194.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 282, diplomatic series, of February 28 last, concerning certain restrictions placed on the introduction of books into Persia.

The Department reserves instructions should well-grounded complaint of interference with any just right of citizens of the United States be brought to its knowledge with due averment of all necessary facts upon which to reach a decision.

Respectfully, yours,

John Sherman.