Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1905

Acting Secretary of State Loomis to Minister Bowen.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, February 2, 1905.

(States that the Department is unable to submit to arbitration the question whether cases are or are not diplomatic, but Mr. Bowen may use his discretion about communicating this government’s position to the Venezuelan Government.)