No. 139.
Señor Flores to Mr. Bayard.
New York , October 5, 1886. (Received October 7.)
Mr. Secretary: In regard to the note which I had the honor to address to your excellency the 31st of August last, I thought proper to consult the governor of Guayaquil concerning the system of passports in force with us, and in reply the said officer tells me, under date of the 1st ultimo, as follows:
Since the month of November, 1884, the order has been established that without a proper passport from this Government no person, whether a foreigner or of Ecuadorian nationality, could leave the Republic in any direction, and this order up to the present time has not been revoked.
This I consider it my duty to make known to your excellency.
I avail myself, &c.