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. 774/379.

The Third Assistant Secretary of State to the Counselor of the Japanese Embassy.

Department of State,
Washington, November 4, 1908.

My Dear Mr. Matsui: I have received your letter of October 31 and I thank you for so kindly conveying to the department the interesting information that your Government has officially communicated to the Chinese Government its assent to the prohibition of morphia into China.

Believe me, etc.,

William Phillips.