Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1904

Mr. Hay to Mr. McCormick.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, February 7, 1904.

(Mr. Hay instructs Mr. McCormick to ascertain, in accordance with the request of the Japanese Government, whether it will be agreeable to the Russian Government if the American representatives in Russia look after the interests of Japan upon the withdrawal of her diplomatic and consular officers.)