Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 8, 1908

File No. 774/438–439.

The Acting Secretary of State to Chargé de Billier.

Department of State,
Washington, December 8, 1908.

No. 34.]

Sir: The department acknowledges the receipt of your unnumbered dispatch of the 11th ultimo, with which was inclosed a copy of the Persian Government’s acceptance of the invitation of this Government to send delegates to the joint commission on the opium question at Shanghai.

You are instructed to express anew to the foreign office the gratification of this Government that Persia will participate in a conference which, it is hoped, will be instrumental in contributing toward the suppression of the opium evil.

I am, etc.,

Alvey A. Adee.