The Acting Secretary of State to Minister Russell.
[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]
Department of State,
Washington, April 23, 1906.
Washington, April 23, 1906.
(Mr. Bacon states that the department prefers, if agreeable to the diplomatic corps, that Mr. Russell should state its views in a separate note coincidently with the presentation of the joint note of his colleagues, in the language of instruction No. 35.)