President Roosevelt to the King of Italy.

Your Majesty: I was gratified to receive your telegram of the 30th ultimo, expressive of your appreciation of the presence of the United States naval vessel Minneapolis at the Genoa fetes.

It gave me great pleasure to manifest the cordial good will which this government and people hold toward Your Majesty and the Italian people, by directing the Minneapolis to represent the United States on an occasion to which Your Majesty’s presence gave national interest and importance.

Your good friend,

Theodore Roosevelt.