Mr. Tower to Mr.
Hay.
Embassy
of the United States,
Berlin, February 21,
1903.
No. 50.]Sir: I have the honor to inclose to you
herewith a copy and a translation into English of a note which I have
received from the Imperial secretary of state for foreign affairs,
announcing that the blockade of the Venezuelan ports of Maracaibo and
Puerto Cabello has been raised.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure
1.—Translation.]
Notice regarding the raising of the blockade of
the Venezuelan ports of Puerto Cabello and
Maracaibo.
The differences between Germany and the United States of Venezuela
having been settled, the blockade which the active naval forces of
Germany maintained at the ports of Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo (see
No. 299 of the “Reichsanzeiger” of the 20th of December, 1902) has
been raised.
Berlin, February 16,
1903.
Graf von Bulow,
The Imperial
Chancellor.
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[Inclosure
2.—Translation.]
Note from the foreign office.
The differences between Germany and the United States of Venezuela
having been settled, the blockade which the active forces of Germany
maintained at the ports of Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo has now been
raised. The undersigned, referring to his note of December 20, 1902,
has the honor to communicate to his excellency the ambassador
extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States of America,
Mr. Tower, the text of the notice which appeared in the Reich
sanzeiger relating to the raising of the blockade, with the request
that he bring the notice to the attention of his Government.
The undersigned avails himself of this opportunity to renew, etc.
