No. 220.
Mr. Frelinghuysen to Mr. Morgan.
Department
of State,
Washington, December 15,
1882.
No. 349.]
Sir: I transmit herewith copies of a protocol of an
agreement, signed and exchanged September 21, 1882, between Mr. Romero and
myself,
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modifying Article VIII of
the agreement between the United States and Mexico of July 29, 1882,
providing for the reciprocal right to pursue savage Indians across the
boundary line.
I am, &c.,
[Inclosure in No. 349.]
Protocol of an agreement entered into in behalf of
their respective governments, by Frederick T. Frelinghuysen,
Secretary of State of the United States of America, and Matias
Romero, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the
Republic of Mexico, modifying Article VIII of the agreement signed
in Washington, on the 29th of July, 1882, providing for the reciprocal crossing, in the unpopulated or desert
parts of the international boundary line, by the regluar federal
troops of the respective governments, in pursuit of savage hostile
Indians.
Only Article.
Article VIII of the agreement signed in the city of Washington by the
representatives of the United States of America and the United States of
Mexico on the 29th of July, 1882, providing for the reciprocal crossing,
in the unpopulated or desert parts of the international boundary line,
by the regular federal troops of the respective governments, in pursuit
of savage hostile Indians, under the conditions stated in said
agreement, is hereby modified in the following terms:
“Article VIII. This argeement shall remain in
force for a year from the 18th of August, 1882, and may be terminated by
either government at any time upon four months’ notice to the other to
that effect.”
In testimony of which we have
interchangeably signed this protocol this 21st day of September,
1882.
FRED’K T. FRELINGHUYSEN.
[
seal.]
M. ROMERO.
[
seal.]
