Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1909

File No. 10044/172.

The Acting Secretary of State to Ambassador Leishman.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, May 4, 1909.

Mr. Wilson says in view of the fact that the North Carolina and Montana have proceeded so far on their route to Turkey, it is hardly practicable at this late stage to recall their orders. Says it is believed that the embassy will have no difficulty in dispelling any misapprehension of the Turkish authorities as to the object of the visit, which will be purely one of friendly courtesy to the new Government now that good order has been restored and Americans are no longer in jeopardy.