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

Mr. Leishman to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Legation of the United States,
Constantinople, August 27, 1903.

(Mr. Leishman reports that he has made proper representations to the Sublime Porte with reference to the assassination of the United States vice-consul at Beirut, but pending the reception of fuller details and also of instructions from the Department, he has made no demands other than asking for investigation and explanation, which the minister for foreign affairs assures will be given immediate attention.)