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 the Danish Minister

Department of State,
Washington, December 4, 1901.

My dear Mr. Minister: I have the pleasure to send you herewith the revised text of the convention for the cession of the Danish West India Islands to the United States, incorporating all the textual amendments which we have agreed upon in recent conferences.

I have introduced one verbal change in the concluding clause of Article IV, substituting the word “retired” for “removed”, inasmuch as the word “removed” in English has a disparaging sense which is not intended.

If this text agrees with your understanding, I shall be pleased to have a corrected copy of the Danish text at your earliest convenience in order that the convention may be engrossed for signature as soon as possible.

I am [etc.]

John Hay