File No. 10044/225–229.
The Acting Secretary of State to Ambassador Leishman.
Washington, June 3, 1909.
Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 965 of the 12th ultimo, inclosing copies of the correspondence exchanged with the American consulate general in Constantinople, relative to the application to Americans in Turkey of an order issued by the military commander of Constantinople prohibiting the possessing of firearms, and reporting that you have instructed the consul general that if Americans are to be disarmed it must be done by consular officers, and that if registration is required it must be done at the consulate general.
Your action in the matter has the commendation of the department.
I am, etc.,