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

No. 386

Department of State,
Washington, February 24, 1902.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 22nd instant in which you call attention to the omission from the Danish text of Article II of the Treaty signed on January 24, 1902, for the cession of the Danish West India Islands to the United States of the Danish words “offentlige, regjerings-eller Kron-Grundstykker” equivalent to the English words “Government, public or Crown lands” which appear in the English text of the second article.

You state that these words have been inserted in the Danish original and inquire whether this may not also be done in the United States original.

In reply I have the honor to inform you that the omitted words have been inserted.

Accept [etc.]

John Hay