Minister Swenson to
the Secretary of State
No. 200
American Legation,
Copenhagen,
April 8, 1901.
Sir: Your dispatch of the 26th ultimo, with
enclosed amended draft of a convention for an eventual cession of the
Danish West Indies to the United States, reached me Saturday, April
6.
On the 8th instant, I addressed a note to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, a copy of which is enclosed herewith, formally submitting the
new project for the favorable consideration of the Danish Government and
communicating to him your dispatch as above in full.
I have [etc.]
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[Inclosure]
Minister Swenson
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
No. 119
American Legation,
Copenhagen,
April 8, 1901.
Excellency: Referring to your excellency’s
note of February 21, last, a copy of which was communicated to the
Secretary of State, I now have the honor to transmit herewith a copy
of his reply thereto with an amended draft of convention for an
eventual cession of the Danish West Indies to the United States.
Your excellency’s views and proposals regarding the bases for such
convention are so fully discussed in the enclosures herewith that I
deem it superfluous to make any supplementary comment or explanation
at this time.
You will observe that it is the earnest desire of my Government to
arrive at an early agreement on this subject. In the dispatch
herewith, the Secretary of State gives frank and cordial expression
to a disposition to yield on as many points as possible and to
accede to the requests of the Danish Government as far as
practicable; and he gives proof thereof by incorporating in the
amended draft the essential changes suggested by your
excellency.
Feeling confident that your excellency’s Government will reciprocate
the spirit in which this whole matter is now presented, I
respectfully submit the amended project herewith for your early and
favorable consideration.
Be pleased to accept [etc.]
