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No. 115.
Mr. Davis to Mr. Roustan.

Department of State,
Washington, January 7, 1884.

Sir: Referring to the letter which the Secretary of State addressed to Mr. Denaut on the 27th December last, in reference to the case of G. A. Le More and Company, No. 211, before the French-American Claims Commission, I have the honor to request you to instruct the agent on the part of the Republic of France to delay action in the matter before the Commission for the present and until the two Governments shall have finally disposed of the question alluded to in that note.

Accept, &c.,

JOHN DAVIS,
Acting Secretary.