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Mr. Hay to Mr. Conger.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]
Department of State,
Washington, June 16, 1903.

(Mr. Hay states that the United States embassy in Russia telegraphs that the Russian minister for foreign affairs requests that Mr. Conger [Page 65] communicate to the Russian minister at Peking the demands of the United States relative to localities to be opened to trade. He promises that the minister of Russia will be authorized to frankly state to the Chinese Government the attitude of Russia.

Mr. Conger is instructed to confer fully with the Russian minister and report the result to the Department.)