No. 366.
Mr. Valera to Mr. Frelinghuysen.
Washington, March 25, 1884. (Received March 26.)
The undersigned, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of Spain, has the honor to inform the honorable Secretary of State of the United States that he has received his note of the 21st instant, relative to the interpretation by the consul of Spain at Baltimore, of Article III of the convention signed at Madrid on the 13th of February last, and that he has transmitted said note to the minister of state of the King, his august sovereign, who will undoubtedly furnish such explanations as will obviate in future any difficulties that might otherwise arise from excessive zeal on the part of consuls of Spain in the performance of their duty.
The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to thank the Hon. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen for having instructed collectors of customs to execute the provisions of the aforesaid Article III, and to reiterate, &c.