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Mr. Woodford to Mr. Sherman.

Legation of the United States,
Madrid, February 17, 1898.
No. 143.]

Sir: Late yesterday afternoon, February 16, I received the reply of the Spanish Government, dated February 15 instant, to my note of [Page 1014] February 14, relating to Señor Dupuy de Lôme and his letter of last December.

By working all night we have succeeded in completing translation of same, and I have just telegraphed you giving full text of my translation.

Such telegram is as follows:1

I inclose complete copy of the Spanish text,1 so that the Department may revise my translation as given in the telegram repeated above.

I am, etc.,

Stewart L. Woodford.
  1. Not printed; see inclosure with No. 147.↩
  2. Not printed; see inclosure with No. 147.↩