Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 2, 1913

File No. 711.0012/193a.

To the diplomatic officers of the United States in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Peru.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, September 23, 1913.

The Department desiring to complete negotiations for a treaty according to the President’s plan, already sent you, providing for investigation in all cases, the principle of which has already been accepted, you will see the Minister for Foreign Affairs and urge: consideration of details; if those submitted by the Department are unsatisfactory any changes desired will be cheerfully considered. Treaties embodying the principle and the details as submitted have been signed by Guatemala, Panama, and Salvador.

Bryan.