Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1898

Mr. Moore to Sir Julian Pauncefote.

Department of State,
Washington, July 30, 1898.

Dear Sir Julian: I am in receipt of your communication of the 26th instant, touching the reported recent departure of Spanish officials from Habana on H. M. S. Talbot, referred to in my letter of July 21st.

I thank you for the inquiry that you instituted in the matter and am gratified that it has resulted, as I expected it would, in the positive assurance of Her Majesty’s acting consul-general at Habana that no Spanish officials have left there on board the Talbot.

This assurance is quite sufficient, and it is not desired that you should make any further inquiry on the subject.

Very truly, yours,

J. B. Moore.