Letter

John Jay to Hamilton Fish, August 21, 1870

[Telegram.—Received at Washington August 22.]

Mr. Jay to Mr. Fish.

Fish, Secretary, Washington:

England, Italy, and Russia have mutually agreed to rest neutral, and not to change their position without notice and statement of reasons. Austria, asked to join neutral league, will consent with the additional understanding that efforts for mediation shall be made, not separately but jointly.

JAY.
Notes
1. No. 4.
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.