Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1898

Mr. Moore to Mr. Cambon.

Department of State, August 16, 1898.

Excellency: This Government is advised that the Eastern Telegraph Company will at once proceed to restore cable communication between Hongkong and Manila if the United States and Spain will consent to that measure.

This Government desires such communication to be reopened and, as we have restored Spain to full telegraphic communication with Cuba, it is not supposed that she will object to the reestablishment of cable communication between Hongkong and Manila.

The Department will be greatly obliged to your excellency if you will be so good as to communicate with the Spanish Government on the subject.

Accept, etc.,

J. B. Moore, Acting Secretary.