The Acting Secretary of State to Minister O’Brien.
Department of State,
Washington, August 14, 1905.
No. 9.]Washington, August 14, 1905.
Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch No. 14, of the 11th ultimo, reporting your interview with the minister for foreign affairs in the matter of the Canadian schooner Agnes G. Donahoe, detained on a charge of illegal sealing in territorial waters, and transmitting correspondence in relation to the case.
The Department commends the discretion and tact with which you have carried out its instructions.
I am, etc.,
Alvey A. Adee.