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. Tower.

Department of State,
Washington, February 12, 1900.

No. 124.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 152, of November 18; No. 157, of November 25, and your No. 165, of December 9 last, relative to the modification of the protocol for the arbitration of the United States claims growing out of the Russian seizures of American sealing and whaling vessels.

The Department awaits the result of its telegraphic instruction of December 5 last relative thereto.

I am, etc.,

John Hay.