File No. 422.11G93/584.
The American Chargé
d’Affaires to the Secretary of
State.
No. 187.]
American Legation,
Quito,
February 19, 1913.
Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith
duplicate copies and translations of notes numbered 202 and 212 from the
Ecuadorean Foreign Office, dated February 7 and February 13
respectively. The latter one of the notes above mentioned informs the
Legation that Dr. Baquerizo Moreno reached the capital on February
13.
After the arrival of the Ecuadorean Representative, the next few days
were taken up by an exchange of visits between the Arbitrators. As soon
as this formality had been concluded the Legation addressed a note to
the Foreign Office, No. 150, dated February 18, 1913, requesting the
Minister for Foreign Affairs to designate the place and hour for the
formal meeting of the two Arbitrators for
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the purpose of exchanging credentials and full
powers. Copies of this note are also enclosed herewith.
It is expected that the American Arbitrator will be sworn in by the
President of the Supreme Court and that if no unforeseen difficulties
occur the Arbitral Tribunal will be constituted in the course of a few
days.
I have [etc.]
[Inclosure 1—Translation.]
The Minister for Foreign
Affairs to the American Chargé
d’Affaires.
No. 202.]
ministry for foreign affairs,
Quito,
February 7, 1913.
Sir: I duly received your note No. 144 of
the 1st instant in which you inform me that Mr. Henry L. Janes, who
has been appointed by the President of the United States to
represent him on the Arbitral Tribunal, which is to consider the
disagreements that have arisen between the Government of Ecuador and
the Guayaquil and Quito Railway Company, has arrived in this city.
You ask me also in this note when Dr. Alfredo Baquerizo M., the
Ecuadorean Arbitrator, will be in Quito.
I have delayed in answering the mentioned communication, hoping that
Dr. Baquerizo would send me news of his journey, which as you know
has been delayed on account of personal matters that have prevented
him from coming. Today, fortunately, I can announce to you that
according to information I have just received Dr. Baquerizo will be
in this city the early part of next week.
I avail [etc.]
[Inclosure 2—Translation.]
The Minister for Foreign
Affairs to the American Chargé
d’Affaires.
No. 212.]
Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
Quito,
February 13, 1913.
Sir: Confirming my note No. 202, dated the
7th instant, it gives me pleasure to inform you that Dr. Alfredo
Baquerizo Moreno, Representative of the President of Ecuador on the
Arbitral Tribunal that is to take cognizance of and decide all
differences between the Government and the Railroad Company of the
South, arrived in the Capital today.
I avail [etc.]
[Inclosure 3.]
The American Chargé
d’Affaires to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs.
No. 150.]
American Legation,
Quito,
February 18, 1913.
Mr. Minister: I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your excellency’s esteemed note No. 212,
dated February 13, 1913, in which your excellency informs me of the
arrival in Quito of Dr. Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuadorean
Representative on the proposed Arbitral Tribunal, which is to
consider points of difference that have arisen between the
Government of Ecuador and the Guayaquil and Quito Railway
Company.
Both Arbitrators having now arrived in this city, I have the honor to
suggest to your excellency the desirability of fixing the place and
hour for the meeting of the Arbitrators and the formal exchange of
their credentials and full powers.
I avail [etc.]
