Foreign Relations of the United States, 1901, Appendix, Affairs in China, Report of William W. Rockhill, Late Commissioner to China, with Accompanying Documents

Mr. Rockhill to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Peking, August 25, 1901.

(Mr. Rockhill asks if this Government agrees to British proposal concerning surplus indemnity, referred to in his telegram of the 10th instant.

The Chinese plenipotentiaries are still waiting authorization of Chinese Government to sign protocol.

Mr. Rockhill will remain at Peking until the matter is settled.

Replying to Mr. Hay’s telegram¹ to Mr. Conger, composition of Commission for the revision of the tariff and place of meeting not yet settled. * * *)

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