The Venezuelan Chargé to the Acting Secretary of State.
Washington, March 14, 1907.
Mr. Secretary: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your obliging note of the 5th instant, relative to the Peace Conference and the steps taken with respect to its meeting.
It affords me pleasure at the same time to inform you that I have been instructed to advise the ambassador of Russia that my Government has directly addressed the Netherlands Government and given it notice of the adhesion of Venezuela to the second and third conventions of 1899, further declaring its decision to adhere to the first as soon as it receives by telegraph notice of the assent of all the powers which took part in the First Conference.
Tendering you my best thanks for the information contained in your letter above referred to, I avail, etc.,