No. 258.
Mr. Vignaud to Mr. Bayard.
Paris, August 25, 1887. (Received September 6.)
Sir: In reply to Mr. Porter’s note of August 3, asking to report as to the present condition of the case of Jean Pierre Arbios, I regret to say that it remains unchanged since Mr. McLane’s dispatch No. 391.
As your instructions of April 30 were understood to be discretionary, it was not deemed advisable to press the case any further at the time, because nothing could be gained in so doing the French Government having apparently made up its mind to make no other reply to applications of the kind referred to but the one already known.
I have, however, lately given much attention to this subject, and I propose to address a note to Mr. Flourens, which will, I hope, draw out something more satisfactory than has hitherto been the case. The cases of Arbios and Truchier will be particularly referred to.
I have etc.,