No. 119.
Mr. Hall
to Mr. Bayard.
Legation of
the United States in Central America,
Guatemala, August 14, 1888.
(Received August 30.)
No. 844.]
Sir: With my No. 835 of the 21st instant, I
inclosed a copy and translation of a decree of the Guatemalan Government
abolishing the
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free port and zone
of Livingston and transferring the custom-house at that place to Yzabal.
The Government has now reconsidered the matter and has suspended,
temporarily, the enforcement of article 3 of the mentioned decree, which
relates to the free zone. The custom-house has already been transferred to
Yzabal.
Before any other measure shall have been adopted I hope to receive an
instruction on the subject from the Department.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure in No.
844.—Translation.]
Executive order suspending the operation of
article 3 of decree No. 414 of the 6th of July last, relative to the free zone on
the Atlantic coast of Guatemala.
Department of
Finance and Public Credit,
Palace of the
Government,
Guatemala, August 6, 1888.
The Government, wishing to favor importers of merchandise for consumption
in the free zone created by decree No. 278 of the 14th June, 1882, and
defined by the regulations of the 6th of December of the same year,
taking into consideration the several memorials presented by merchants
and the fact that in order to adopt an appropriate resolution the
Government needs to consider attentively what these merchants have set
forth, the President of the Republic decrees—
That, for the present and until otherwise ordered, article 3* of decree No. 414 of the 6th July of the current
year is not to take effect and the territory comprised between Sarstoon
and Santo Tomas, on the gulf of that name, and San Felipe, on Lake
Yzabal in the strait of Galfete, is to be considered a free zone, and,
consequently, the following-named places, Cocoli, Sarstoon, Livingston,
and Santo Tomas are comprised therein.
Let it be communicated.
Signed by the President.
Rodriquez.
