Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 6, 1886

No. 124.

[Telegram handed to Mr. Bayard by Señor Flores, May 15, 1885, and sent on the same day, by agreement between them, to President Caamaño; delivered May 21.]

Presidente Caamaño, Guayaquil:

Dé usted permiso á Santos por solicitud mia para venir Estados Unidos por próximo vapor comprometièndose él á no conspirar y dando él certificado escrito de que nunca ha conspirado sin tocar cuestion nacionalidad. Conteste “Convenido,” y cuestion arreglada.

FLORES.

[Original text of telegram.]

Give permission, at my request, to Santos for leaving to United States next steamer, he binding himself not to conspire and giving written statement he has never conspired, reserving all question of citizenship. Answer “Agreed”—question settled.