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

Mr. Adee to Mr. Thieriot.

Department of State,
Washington, August 10, 1900.

No. 19.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 44 of the 24th ultimo inclosing the translation of a note from the minister of foreign affairs advising you of the deposit in London of the money awarded by the Delagoa Bay arbitration.

The like information was communicated to the Department by the chargé d’affaires ad interim of Portugal at Washington in a note dated the 21st ultimo.

I inclose for your information a copy of the Department’s note¹ of July 27 by which the chargé was informed that the Government of the United States is not to be understood as authorizing or acquiescing in the making of said deposit, and in ackowledging the same it does so without prejudice and with reservation of all its rights, of whatever nature they may be, in the premises.

I am, etc.,

Alvey A. Adee,
Acting Secretary.

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