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Mr. Leishman to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]
Legation of the United States,
Constantinople, September 9, 1903.

(Mr. Leishman reports that he called upon the Turkish minister for foreign affairs on September 9 and made a formal demand that the present governor of Beirut be removed on the ground that it was deemed impossible to secure proper protection for the lives and property of American citizens under his administration. Mr. Leishman is inclined to believe that the demand will receive prompt and favorable consideration.)