o to furnish each of them with
a safe-conduct to and from the place of meeting.

I further take the liberty of requesting you to forward the enclosed
letter to President Steyn.

I have the honour to be,
Your Excellency's obedient servant,
S. W. BURGER,
_Acting State President_.

The above-mentioned message to General Botha and to General de la Rey
read as follows:--

_From_ _To_
ACTING STATE PRESIDENT,
S.A.R.
(1) COMMANDANT GENERAL LOUIS BOTHA.
(2) GENERAL DE LA REY.

With reference to confidential memoranda exchanged between the
Netherlands Minister and Lord Lansdowne, which was sent to us by His
Excellency Lord Kitchener, we have come under a safe conduct to meet
President Steyn. This meeting will take place in a locality to be
decided upon by Lord Kitchener. As we consider your presence necessary
there, we have requested His Excellency to furnish you also with a
safe-conduct thither and back.

Be so good as to come without delay on receipt hereof.

KROONSTAD, S. W. BURGER,
_March 31, 1902_. _Acting State President_.

The letter to President Steyn referred to above was as follows:--

_To His Honour_ PRESIDENT STEYN.
KROONSTAD,
_March 31, 1902_.

YOUR HONOUR,

Acknowledging the receipt of Your Honour's letter of the 28th inst., I
have, in pursuance of the desire therein expressed by you, requested
Lord Kitchener to furnish you with a safe-conduct to such place as may
be considered most suitable by His Excellency for the proposed meeting
between us.

I have the honour to be,
Your Honour's obedient servant,
S. W. BURGER,
_Acting State President, S.A.R._

On April 1st, 1902, Lord Kitchener wrote as follows to Acting State
President Burger:

ARMY HEADQUARTERS, SOUTH AFRICA.
PRETORIA,
_April 1, 1902_.

YOUR HONOUR,

The letters and safe-conducts Your Honour has requested me to send out
to Mr. Steyn, Commandant General L. Botha, and General de l