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

File No. 493.11/457.

The Acting Secretary of State to the American Minister.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, December 20, 1913.

Authorizes him to present each American claim upon its approval by the Department and to urge the Diplomatic Corps to give priority to claims for actual losses resulting directly from the revolution. His efforts to this end should not commit this Government to the prejudice of such freedom of action as might be necessary in case other Governments should support claims for actual but indirect losses.

Moore.