File No. 817.00/2395.

Minister Hale to the Secretary of State.

[Extract.]
No. 56.]

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Department’s telegram [of January 14].

As will be seen from my despatches Nos. 51, 52, 53 and 55, I have endeavored to remove the effect of the Department’s instruction of December 18.

I have [etc.]

E. J. Hale.