Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1903

Mr. Conger to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Legation of the United States,
Peking, December 16, 1902.

(Mr. Conger reports that the Russians are arranging with the Chinese Government customs service for Talienwan and some interior Manchurian ports, similar to, but independent of, the maritime customs, and under Russian commissioner instead of English; post-offices under the same control.)