Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1902

Mr. Hay to Mr. de Margerie.

Department of State,
Washington, December 24, 1901.

No. 434]

Sir: Referring again to your note of the 24th ultimo, and to the Department’s replies of the 2d, 10th, and 21st instant, I have now the honor to inform you that, under date of the 12th instant, the governor of Oregon writes that the law officers of the Portland district of that State have been served with notice of your complaint of the violation of the consular convention of February 25, 1853, and have been asked to take the necessary steps to bring about the observance of the provisions of that convention.

The governor hopes that the consul-general of the French Republic will have no further cause to complain of a dereliction of duty in the direction indicated.

Accept, etc.,

John Hay.