File No. 211.35R66.
The Argentine Minister to
the Secretary of State.
Argentine Legation,
Washington,
January 29, 1912.
Mr. Secretary of State: One Oscar Pio Romero,
charged before Dr. Juan R. Seru, criminal judge of the Argentine
capital, with obtaining large sums of money by false devices, escaped on
November 21 last from the police department of Buenos Aires.
My Government has sent to the Legation the description I have the honor
to inclose, with a request that the Secretary of State be pleased to
forward it to the appropriate authorities, so that if there is no
objection the Legation may learn whether the man is on American
territory and so inform its Government, for such action as it may deem
proper.
Thanking [etc.]
The Secretary of State
to the Argentine Minister.
No. 21.]
Department of State,
Washington,
February 7, 1912.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your note of the 29th ultimo inclosing a description of
one Oscar Pio Romero, who is charged with obtaining large sums of
money by false devices and who escaped on November 21 last from the
police authorities of Buenos Aires, and requesting to be informed
whether the man is on American territory.
In reply I have the honor to advise you that such inquiry as is
practicable will be made to ascertain whether the accused is in this
country. It should be said, however, that this Department is not,
under the system of jurisprudence in the United States, able to
afford effective assistance in the matter of apprehending fugitives
from justice of foreign countries, and the search for and location
in this country of offenders against the laws of other countries is
generally accomplished by the agency of private detectives, with
such aid as the local police can from time to time give in the
ordinary course of their duties.
Accept, [etc.]
