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

Ambassador Riddle to the Secretary of State.

American Embassy,
St Petersburg, April 6, 1907.

No. 27.]

Sir: In reference to my cable of the 4th instant I have the honor to inclose herewith copy and translation of a notice, dated the 5th April, 1907, received from the foreign office with regard to Turkey’s consent to the mode of adherence to the convention of 1899 concerning the pacific adjustment of international disputes.

I have, etc,

J. W. Riddle.

[Inclosure.—Translation.]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs to Ambassador Riddle.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
First Department,
March 23 (April 5), 1907.

No. 207.]

notice.

The Russian ambassador at Constantinople has been instructed to draw the attention of the Ottoman Government to the necessity of giving its consent to the signature of the protocol proposed concerning the manner of adherence to the convention of 1899 relative to the peaceful settlement of international disputes, in case Turkey ratifies this act before the meeting of The Hague Conference.

The imperial ministry hastens to bring the foregoing to the knowledge of the American embassy in reply to the verbal representations made by His Excellency Mr. Riddle to the minister for foreign affairs.