File No. 741.8215/37.

The American Chargé d’Affaires at London to the Secretary of State.

No. 1569.]

Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a copy of a note1 which I have received from the foreign office, dated the 31st ultimo, stating that Sir Edward Grey is informed by the British consul general at Monrovia that the Sierra Leone-Liberia frontier agreement has been ratified by the Government of Liberia. Sir E. Grey also expresses [Page 342] thanks for the action taken by this embassy and by the Department in facilitating the settlement of the question.

I have, etc.,

William Phillips.