Letter

Henry de Bellonnet to Hamilton Fish, May 20, 1872

Author

Henry de Bellonnet

Recipient

Hamilton Fish

Date

May 20, 1872

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Bellonnet to Mr. Fish.

[Translation.]

Legation of France, Washington, May 20, 1872.

Mr. Secretary of State:

I have the honor herewith to transmit to you ten copies of the instructions of M. de Rémusat relative to the steps to be taken by French citizens who were born in the territories ceded to the German Empire, in order to preserve their nationality.

As it is desirable that natives of Alsace and Lorraine residing in Mexico may be enabled to comply with these instructions, I shall be obliged to you if you will be pleased to send the inclosed copies to the diplomatic and consular agents of the United States in Mexico, who have been pleased to undertake to protect French interests there. My government hopes that you will also have the kindness to recommend to them the execution of these formalities.

Be pleased to accept, Mr. Secretary of State, the assurance of my very high consideration.

HENRY DE BELLONNET.

Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr View original source ↗

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.