No. 330.
Mr. Fish to Mr. Cubisol.
Washington, June 13, 1876.
Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 12th ultimo, with an inclosure relative to the murder at Tunis of an Israelite by a Tunisian.
The request which is contained in the note upon the subject addressed to you by the minister of foreign affairs, that you give “Israelites under your protection to understand that they have no right to interfere in cases of this nature,” is reasonable and justified by the circumstances, and you are therefore instructed to comply with the request. You will also furnish a complete list of all persons to whom any promise of protection has been given by the United States consulate at any time, and of all who now claim to be under its protection.
I am, &c.,