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

Mr. Conger to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Legation of the United States,
Peking, June 6, 1903.

(Referring to his telegram of May 30, Mr. Conger reports that the Russian minister says he has not yet received instructions and can not make definite statement on the question without them. The Russian minister thinks reply as to cooperation has been sent from St. Petersburg to the Department of State.)