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

Mr. Hay to Mr. Leishman.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington , September 1, 1903 .

(Mr. Hay states that the United States war ships started for Beirut upon the receipt of news of the assassination of the United States viceconsul, and can not now be stopped; that they will be at Beirut the last of the present week. He asks if Mr. Leishman can not have all pending questions settled before their arrival, and states that he has urged this on the Turkish minister in Washington.

Should the indicated arrangement be made, the war ships will make a brief visit and depart whenever Mr. Leishman says they are no longer needed.)