Mr. Gana to Mr. Gresham.

[Translation.]

Sir: I have the honor to inform your excellency that I have received a communication from the minister of foreign relations of Chile, in which, referring to the claims which were not decided by the commission that sat at Washington up to the 9th of April last, he authorizes me to submit to your excellency’s consideration the question of adjusting them by means of an arrangement, for which the pro rata existing between the amounts claimed and those awarded by the aforesaid commission might be taken as a basis.

My Government adds that a similar arrangement has been adopted to mutual advantage by France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, and, lastly, by Spain, with a view to reaching a final settlement of the claims against Chile which were not adjusted by the international commissions that sat at Santiago in 1884.

Hoping that your excellency will take this suggestion into kind consideration, I take pleasure in renewing to you the assurances, etc.

Domingo Gana.