Mr. Merry to Mr.
Hay.
Legation of the United States,
San Jose, February 20,
1902.
No. 691.]Sir: I have the honor to forward herewith the
reply of the Government of El Salvador to your request as per your No.
425 of October
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25 and No. 429
of December 10, 1901, that Danish subjects in that Republic may be
accorded the protection of the United States Government under the same
restrictions applicable to the subjects of the Chinese Empire.
You will note that the Government of El Salvador concedes this request. I
respectfully await your instructions to so advise our consular officers
in that Republic.
With assurances, etc.,
[Inclosure—Translation.]
Mr. Trigueros
to Mr. Merry.
Department of Foreign Relations,
San Salvador, February 10, 1902.
Sir: The consul-general of the United
States in this Republic has informed me in a note of January 28 last
that the minister of Denmark in Washington has requested tlie
Government of the United States to obtain from my Government the
necessary authority for the diplomatic representative of the
Government of your excellency to grant his official protection to
the Danish subjects residing in the Republic.
In reply it is my duty to inform your excellency that my Government
has no objection to conferring that authorization in order that the
diplomatic representatives of the Government of the United States
may exercise their good offices in favor of the Danish subjects,
with the same restrictions and in the same form that it is permitted
them to use their good offices respecting the subjects of the
Chinese Empire. I am pleased, etc.,
