Letter from Elihu Root to Hilmar von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen

Subject(s): Eastern question (Far East), International relations--Treaties, Morocco

Secretary of State Root responds to Baron von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen’s request to include a statement by Count Tattenbach in an upcoming White Book on Moroccan Affairs. Root says the statement fairly represents American policy, except that no new commercial treaty with Morocco is proposed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-29

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Recipient

Bussche-Haddenhausen, Hilmar von dem, Freiherr, 1867-1939

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Elihu Root to Hilmar von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen. [December 29, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52156. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to Hilmar von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen. [29 Dec. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52156.

APA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1905, December 29]. Letter from Elihu Root to Hilmar von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52156.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.