Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 4, 1917

The Secretary of State to Minister Swenson

[Telegram]

Department of State,
Washington, February 3, 1900.

An important instruction was mailed to you 30th ultimo proposing purchase of Danish West Indies. I have conferred with Danish Minister here, who has advised his Government. You will be prepared to act on receipt of mailed instructions, being careful to impress upon Minister for Foreign Affairs the urgency of adhering to terms of my proposal, inasmuch as it is extremely unlikely that the Senate would assent to any modification. Time is most important.

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