Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1903

Mr. Choate to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.]

London, May 20, 1903.

Mr. Choate telegraphs the Secretary of State that he is urging that Commission meet on September 3 to hear or arrange for early oral argument; and Attorney-General suggesting that time might be required for production of papers, he has said that he would do all he could to facilitate the production of papers without formal proceedings.