Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1902

Mr. Hay to Mr. White.

Department of State,
Washington, February 15, 1902.

No. 1299.]

Sir: Your No. 1836, of the 27th ultimo, has been received.

It rests on Mr. Schabsel Reif to explain satisfactorily his delay in carrying out his declared intention to return to the United States and to show the reasonable certainty of his present declaration to return.

Until this is done your course in withholding a passport from him is approved.

I am, etc.,

John Hay.