File No. 1154/272.
Ambassador Reid to the Secretary of State.
American Embassy,
London , December 31, 1909 .
No. 1126.]
London , December 31, 1909 .
Sir: With reference to the department’s cable, November 6, and subsequent correspondence in regard to the settlement of the Alsop claim, I have the honor to inclose herewith a copy of a note from the foreign office, dated the 30th instant, stating that His Majesty the King will have much pleasure in acting as mediator for the adjustment of this dispute. This decision has also been communicated to the Chilean minister in London by Sir Edward Grey.
I have, etc.,
Whitelaw Reid.