Office of the Historian

Mr. Adee to Mr. Jackson.

Department of State,
Washington, August 20, 1900.
No. 1091.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of the 18th instant, as follows:1

The German reply to Chinese proposals appears to be substantially on lines coincident with those traced in my replies of August 12 and 16 to Minister Wu, of which additional copies are inclosed. The emergency having arisen and been decided by the commanders at Pekin August 15, it may be assumed that they have acted under similar instructions from their Governments.

I am, sir, etc.,

Alvey A. Adee,
Acting Secretary.
  1. Printed in No. 1364.↩