Sir,
Foreign Office
June 27, 1875
220
With reference to our letter of June 16th, No. 5321, of the 24th ultimo, I am directed by the Earl of Derby to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter and its enclosures from the Admiralty pointing out the difficulty of carrying out the proposal to make conventions with the chiefs of the Caroline Islands;
and I am to request that you will state to the Secretary of State, Colonial Office...