Mr. Wu Ting-fang to Mr. Hay.
Washington , June 23, 1900 .
Dear Mr. Secretary: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday, in which you inform me that His Excellency the President is much gratified at the assurances contained in the telegrams I received from Viceroys Liu Kun Yee and Chang Chi Tung of their ability to maintain order and to protect the lives of foreigners within their jurisdiction, and that His Excellency authorizes you to assure me that so long as this is done he has no intention of sending any military or naval forces into those provinces, for which I tender my sincere thanks.
I beg also to inform you that in answer to my telegraphic inquiry as to the safety of Minister Conger in Pekin, I have just received a telegraphic reply from Viceroy Liu Kun Yee to the effect that all the foreign ministers in Pekin are well.
I am, etc.,