Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 9, 1891

Señor Pedro Montt to Mr. Blaine.

[Translation.]

Legation of Chile,
Washington, January 20, 1892. (Received 1:23 p.m.)

Sir: I have received instructions from my Government to state to you that, in its desire to cultivate cordial and friendly relations with the United States, the continuance of Mr. Egan as minister of the United States in Santiago is not agreeable to it.

Mr. Egan is not persona grata for my Government, which will have much pleasure in receiving another representative of the United States.

The desire of the Government of Chile to draw closer its relations with that of the United States is its motive for taking this step.

With sentiments, etc.,

Pedro Montt.