File No. 841.001G29/49A.

The President to His Majesty King George V.

[Telegram.]

On this auspicious occasion I take sincere pleasure in extending to Your Majesty cordial felicitations in the name of the people of the United States and in my own, and in expressing the cherished hope that under your guiding influence the British dominions may flourish and prosper. I assure Your Majesty of my best wishes for your personal welfare and that of Your Majesty’s family and for the continuance of the friendly relations existing between Great Britain and the United States.

W. H. Taft.