711.3812Anti-War/10
The Haitian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Leon) to the American Chargé in Haiti (Gross)80
Mr. Chargé d’Affaires: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of August 27th last, under cover of which you communicated to me the text in French and English of the Treaty signed at Paris on the 27th of last month, whereby the High Contracting Parties solemnly declare in the name of their respective peoples that they condemn recourse to war for the settlement of international differences and renounce it as an instrument of national policy in their mutual relations.
In the name of the Government of the United States and conformably to the Treaty, you ask the Haitian Government in giving its adherence to the Treaty to participate in the highly humanitarian work undertaken by the signatory Powers for the perpetuation of peace in the world.
The Haitian Government has followed with interest the negotiations which have resulted in the signing of this Treaty. In 1925 the Government of Haiti hastened to sign the so-called Geneva Protocol for the pacific settlement of differences between nations, thus manifesting its sincere attachment to the cause of peace. The Government [Page 212] of the Republic, happy again to contribute to the efforts made to outlaw war in international relations expresses the most lively satisfaction in adhering to the Treaty of Paris the high moral and Christian scope of which can not but be a title of honor for its signatories.
Accept [etc.]
- Copy transmitted to the Department as an enclosure to despatch No. 1441, July 1, 1929, from the Legation in Haiti; received July 16.↩