No. 245.
Señor Romero to Mr. Frelinghuysen.
Washington, July 3, 1882. (Received July 5.)
Mr. Secretary: As I informed you in a note which I addressed to you on the 6th ultimo, on that day I transmitted to my government a copy and translation of your note on the same day, as an inclosure to which you were pleased to send me a copy of a communication addressed to your Department by the Secretary of War on the 31st day of May, informing you that the basis proposed by Mexico for the reciprocal passage of troops across the frontier in pursuit of rebellious Indians was acceptable to the General of the Army of the United States and to the Secretary of War.
As I informed you in the interview which I had with you to-day at the Department of State, I have received a telegram from the Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico, dated June 30, in which he tells me that the Mexican government does not consider that your aforesaid note implies the acceptance of the conditions proposed by Mexico in May last to the minister of the United States in that city.
As, in my opinion, the Government of the United States accepted the conditions proposed by Mexico from the moment that you addressed to me your aforesaid note of June 6, 1882, I will thank you to be pleased to rectify this point if you have no objections (in order to settle this matter,) by informing me whether the note in question comprises the acceptances of said proposals, or simply expresses the opinion that they are acceptable.
I avail, &c.,