Mr. Choate to Mr.
Hay.
American Embassy,
London, April 14,
1902.
No. 840.]Sir: With respect to your instruction No. 861,
of March 18, I have the honor to inclose herewith a note from the
foreign office, dated the 11th instant, in which Lord Lansdowne states
that it will give His Majesty much pleasure to receive Mr. Whitelaw Reid
as special ambassador to the coronation.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure]
Lord Lansdowne
to Mr. Choate.
Foreign Office, April 11, 1902.
Your Excellency: I have laid before the
King, my sovereign, your excellency’s notes of the 3d and 5th
instant, in which you inform me that the Hon. Whitelaw Reid will
represent the United States of America at the King’s approaching
coronation, and will be accompanied by the gentlemen named in your
excellency’s above-mentioned notes.
I have received the King’s commands to inform your excellency that it
will give His Majesty much pleasure to receive Mr. Whitelaw Reid in
his capacity as special ambassador on this occasion.
I have, etc.,
