Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1903

Mr. Beaupré to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.]

United States Legation,
Bogotá, November 7, 1903.
(Received November 10, 7.55 p.m.)

As the Government of the United States has war vessels at Panama and Colon, minister for foreign affairs has requested me to ask will you allow Colombian Government to land troops at those ports—to fight there and on the line of railway? Also if the Government of the United States will take action to maintain Colombian right and sovereignty on the Isthmus in accordance with article 35, the treaty of 1846, in case the Colombian Government is entirely unable to suppress the secession movement there?