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

File No. 353.117R33/2.

The Secretary of State to the American Consul at St. Michael’s.

No. 350.]

Department of State,
Washington, May 7, 1913.

Sir: Referring to your despatch No. 721 of October 17, 1912, and to previous [subsequent?] correspondence concerning the action of the Portuguese officials in the Azores in attempting to impose military obligations upon certain American citizens, I enclose herewith for your information a copy of a despatch No. 108 of April 22, 1913, from the Legation at Lisbon, setting forth the substance of the Chargé d’Affaires’ interview with the Minister for Foreign Affairs upon this subject.

I am [etc.],

For the Secretary of State:

Wilbur J. Cakr.