von BÜLOW to H. Sidney Everett , Chargè d’Affaires of the United States of America, April 29, 1879

The undersigned has the honor, referring to the esteemed note of the chargé d’affaires of the United States of America, Mr. H. Sidney Everett, of the 23d instant, to transmit herewith a memorial concerning the principles which govern in the matter of the employment in the military service of this country of Prussian or German subjects who are in the private service of the foreign missions here.

While the undersigned at the same time takes the liberty to remark that he has in the appropriate quarter made known the wish of Mr. H. Sidney Everett as to the shortening of the military service of the servant Wilhelm Knoth, and that he purposes making a further communication as soon as the shortly-to-be-expected decision shall have been reached, he avails himself also of this occasion to renew the expression of his distinguished consideration.