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 30, 1901.

Dear Mr. Minister: Acknowledging the receipt of your informal note of the 27th and complying with your request, I have pleasure in sending you herewith copy of the draft text of the note I propose to address to you,¹⁰ upon the signing of the formal treaty of cession of the Danish West India Islands, in which it is stated that the Government of the United States cannot support any claim of private parties against Denmark for alleged services or good offices in connection with the cession.

I am [etc.]

John Hay

10. Not printed here. See note to the Danish Minister of January 24, 1902, post.