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President Roosevelt directs the Acting Secretary of State to make no change in Coburg, Germany. Former Consul General Oliver J. D. Hughes will not receive any further consideration from the State Department. The attacks on Henry D. Saylor were considered at the time of his appointment to that post and require no further investigation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-03
Herbert H. D. Peirce reports on specific conditions of United States consulates in England, France, Holland, and Germany. Peirce assesses the performance of the consuls general in these locations and suggests salary changes, reassignments, and suppression of ineffective consulates. Peirce focuses extensively on allegations of corruption and infidelity against Consul General Oliver J. D. Hughes of Coburg, Germany, and allegations of scandal surrounding Clergyman G. Monroe Royce and Consul General James H. Worman in Munich, Germany.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-17