No. 427.
Mr. Bayard to Mr. Manning.

No. 29.]

Sir: I have received your No. 25, of the 30th ultimo, touching the Mexican law as to foreigners, and have to approve your note to Mr. Mariscal, of that date, relative, to the position of this Government respecting the doctrine of involuntary change of allegiance as embodied in Article I, Chapter V, of the Mexican law in question.

I am, etc.,

T. F. Bayard.