Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1912

File No. 822.124/220.

The Secretary of State to the American Chargé d’Affaires.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase,]

Department of State,
Washington, July 30, 1912.

Say to the Minister for Foreign Affairs that there are objections to the proposed convention, set forth in your July 28; and that before entering into any convention it is highly desirable to make the preliminary investigation, the result of which would probably compensate Ecuador fully for the outlay. Ascertain whether in the absence of negotiation of a convention the $8100 will be available.

Knox.