Letter
De Long to Chas. E. De Long , Envoy Extraordinary and, July 2, 1871
No. 266.
Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish
No. 211.]
United States Legation, Yokohama, Japan, July 2, 1871. (Received August 22.)
Sir: I have the honor to advise you that a few days since I received from the minister for foreign affairs of this empire a note informing me that, in pursuance of the provisions of the thirteenth article of the treaty of 1858, that a revision of said treaty would be claimed by their government. (Inclosure No. 1.)
I at once replied thereto, (inclosure No. 2,) reminding them of my having served them with a similar notice verbally on the 5th day of May last. I did so, acting under the belief that our Government would desire to revise the treaty at that time, but if not, that the notice might be recalled, and no harm be done by it.
Trusting to your approval, I have, &c.,
C. E. De LONG.
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr.