Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 6, 1880

No. 634.
Mr. Evarts to Mr. Farman.

Department of State,
Washington, December 5, 1879.

No. 147.]

Sir: The dispatch of Mr. Comanos, numbered 340, of the 8th of October last, respecting the proposed decree for insuring the validity of the mortgage of certain lauds to the Messrs, Rothschild, has been received. In reply to his request for instructions, I have to inform you that a telegram upon the subject was sent on the 11th of October last, the text of .which is as follows:

Comanos,
Vice-Consul, Cairo, Egypt:

This government makes no objection to the proposed decree respecting the domanial loan.

I am, &c.,

WM. M. EVARTS.