File No. 738.3915/131.]
The American Minister to the
Dominican Republic to the Secretary of
State.
No. 168.]
American Legation,
Santo Domingo,
July 1, 1912.
Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith
translations of the memoranda furnished me by the Minister for Foreign
Affairs containing the proposition from the Haitian Government
concerning the maintenance of neutrality on the frontier, and the
counter-proposition from the Dominican Government.
I have [etc.]
[Inclosure 1.—Translation.]
Proposition by the Government of
Haiti.
- 1.
- The Haitian and Dominican Governments bind themselves to
observe the status quo throughout the whole length of their
respective frontiers; that is to say, each party will remain in
possession of the points actually occupied by it, and will not
seek to disturb the other one, nor to remove the boundary marks.
The two Governments bind themselves to further the negotiations
concerning the frontier question and to submit themselves
loyally to the arbitral decision which may be rendered.
- 2.
- The Dominican and Haitian Governments agree and bind
themselves not to encourage any revolutionary enterprise which
may be started against either one of them and to mutually lend
effective aid to prevent the malcontents from occupying the
territory of one of the two to disturb the peace with the other;
consequently, at the demand of the one of these Governments, the
other shall expel from its territory every individual whose
presence shall be considered dangerous.
[Inclosure 2.—Translation.]
Counterproposition of the Dominican
Republic to the Proposals of
Haiti.
For the purpose of maintaining the most ample and sincere cordiality
of relations between the two Republics, the Haitian and Dominican
Governments bind themselves to further the negotiations for a
delimitation of the frontier and to submit loyally to the arbitral
decision that may be given in this matter. In the meanwhile, both
Governments bind themselves to take no action whatever for the
purpose of changing to the prejudice of the other the positions
which both Governments respectively were occupying when arbitration
was selected as a means of settling their differences; and
particularly as regards that section of the frontier between the
south bank of Lake Fondo and the mouth of the Pedernales River; to
maintain the same positions which both parties were occupying in
January, 1911, and with the Government of the United States of
America as mediator to submit simultaneously with the question of
frontier delimitation the solution of the recent conflict on the
frontier section above-mentioned.
