Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1907, (In two parts), Part I

File 774/42.

The Secretary of State to Chargé Eddy.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington,April 6, 1907.

(Mr. Root acknowledges Mr. Eddy’s telegram of the 2d and states that the British Government has expressed preference for commission to investigate opium trade rather than initial conference, but will offer no objection to latter if other powers prefer it. Informs him that no further replies have been received, although Japan had already indicated consent.)