The Russian Ambassador to Acting Secretary of State Adee.
Magnolia, Mass., July 20, 1905.
Sir: I have the honor to advise you that Mr. Witte, secretary of state, president of the committee of ministers, first plenipotentiary of Russia, accompanied by special delegates, whose names follow, will embark at Cherbourg on the 26th of July, on board of the North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, due in New York August 1.
List of persons accompanying Mr. S. Witte:
Th. Martens, privy councilor, member of the counsel of the ministry of foreign affairs.
J. Schipoff, privy councilor, chief of the treasury division at the ministry of finance.
Major-General Ermoloff, Colonel Samoiloff, G. Plançon, J. Korostovets, C. Nabokoff, officials of the ministry of foreign affairs.
Commander Roussine.
Mr. Pokotiloff, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Russia at Peking, and Prince Koudacheff, formerly first secretary of the legation of Russia to Japan, have also been designated as special delegates.
[Page 820]Mr. Pokotiloff sailed from Shanghai on the 15th of this month on his way to New York, and Prince Koudacheff is already here.
Begging you kindly to obtain that the customary courtesies be extended to the above-named persons on their arrival in the United States of America, I embrace, etc.,