Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1900

Mr. Hay to Mr. Toivnsend.

Department of State,
Washington, May 21, 1900.

No. 43.]

Sir: Referring to your No. 38 of January 27 last and to the Department’s No. 37 of March 8 in reply, I inclose herewith for communication to the Belgian Government a copy of a note¹ addressed on April 17, 1900, by the secretary of state of Liberia to the United States charge d’affaires ad interim at Monrovia announcing the adhesion of Liberia to the convention of June 8, 1899, governing the sale of spirituous liquors in certain portions of Africa.

Mr. Spurgeon has been instructed to inform the Liberian Government that the notification of this adhesion should also be sent directly to the Belgian Government.

I am, etc.,

John Hay.

1. Printed under Liberia.