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 II

File No. 3714/1.

The Secretary of State to the Persian Minister.

Department of State,
Washington, January 9, 1907.

Mr. Minister: In acknowledging your note of this date, I desire to express to you the profound sympathy of this Government for the sorrow into which your country is plunged by the regretted death of His Majesty Mozaffer-ed-Dine Shah. The President has to-day addressed a telegram to His Majesty Mohammed Ali Shah tendering his sincere condolence for his bereavement and that of the Persian nation.

On this sorrowful occasion I beg to renew to you, Mr. Minister, etc.,

Elihu Root.