No. 431.
Mr. Pendleton to Mr. Bayard.
Legation of
the United States,
Berlin, November 21, 1887.
(Received December 3.)
No. 540.]
Sir: in the execution of your telegraphic
instruction, received on the 16th instant, to convey to His Majesty the
Emperor expression of the sympathy of the President and people of the United
States in the heavy sorrow that has befallen him, I immediately addressed a
note to the foreign office, and this morning received a response.
Copies of my note and the response, with translation, accompany this
dispatch.
I have, etc.,
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[Inclosure 1 in No. 540.]
Mr. Pendleton to
Count Bismarck.
Legation of the United States of America,
Berlin, November 16, 1887.
F. O. No. 325.]
The undersigned, envoy, etc., of the United States of America, has the
honor to inform his excellency Count von Bismarck-Schönhausen, imperial
secretary of state for foreign affairs, that he is this moment in
receipt of a telegram from the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, Secretary of
State, in which the President, expressing his own and the sentiments of
the people of the United States, offers heartfelt sympathy to his
Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany in his sorrow because of the
distressing affliction of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince, and
his best wishes for the alleviation and final cure of the illness of the
illustrious sufferer and for His Majesty’s continued health and
prosperity.
The undersigned prays that his excellency Count von Bismarck will have
the kindness to cause this message of condolence and good wishes of the
President to be presented to His Majesty the Emperor, and begs to be
permitted to join in the sentiments therein expressed, and avails,
etc.,
[Inclosure 2 in No.
540.—Translation.]
Count Bismarck to
Mr. Pendleton.
Foreign
Office,
Berlin,
November 19, 1887.
The undersigned has not failed to bring to the attention of His Majesty
the Emperor and King the polite note of the 16th of this month, wherein
the envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United
States of America, Mr. George H. Pendleton, gives expression to the
sympathy of the President of the United States and of the American
people in the severe illness of His Imperial and Royal Highness the
Crown Prince.
His Majesty was deeply moved by the warm and earnest words in which the
friendly wishes for the imperial house and the German land were
clothed.
By his high command the German charge” in Washington has been directed by
telegraph to express to the Government of the United States the sincere
thanks of His Majesty for the heartfelt sympathy of the President and
the American people in the heavy sorrow which weighs upon the imperial
house and the whole land.
Whilst the undersigned, at the command of His Majesty, permits himself at
the same time to thank sincerely the envoy for the expression of his
personal feelings, he avails, etc.,
