Mr. Eustis to Mr. Olney.
Made no reply to telegram of 22d because awaiting Waller’s letter announced in his telegram I sent you. It is not yet received. As my letters to him are opened I had to confine my inquiry to a statement that his pardon might be obtained at once, and that its acceptance would imply admission of validity of his trial and bar the right to claim on that account. He knows what he wrote in the letters intercepted by French Government, and must be aware of the conclusion deducible from them. Minister for foreign affairs has not repeated the offer of his predecessor that I may personally see the record, but is likely to allow me to do so if asked, and would not, I think, place any limitation upon knowledge thus acquired. No question of amnesty with reference to Madagascar. According to official and careful report of physician of prison Waller’s health is good.