Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 9, 1891

Mr. Wharton to Sir Julian Pauncefote.

Department of State,
Washington, July 3, 1891.

Sir: Her Majesty’s Government having appointed two agents to visit the Behring Sea under the agreement between that Government and the United States of date June 15, 1891, and the President being about to designate two persons to visit the Behring Sea for the purpose of examining all questions connected with seal life in that sea and the adjacent waters, I have the honor to propose that arrangements be made to have these agents of the respective Governments go together, so that they may make their observations conjointly.

Awaiting such communication as Her Majesty’s Government may desire to make upon the subject,

I have, etc.,

William F. Wharton,
Acting Secretary.