Mr. Neill to Mr.
Blaine.
Legation of the United States,
Lima, Peru
,
September 22,
1890
. (Received October 14.)
No. 162.]
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt
this morning of your instruction, No. 73, of August 27, 1890, relative
to the claim of the Hydrographic Commission of the Amazon against the
Government of Peru.
I at once complied with your instructions as per copy herewith of my note
to the foreign office. I was unable to see Dr. Elmore, as he had gone to
Congress. However, Dr. Weisse, the chief clerk, informed me that I
should have a reply without delay, but not for this mail, which closes
early to-morrow morning,
I might mention in connection with this claim that I took a memorandum to
the chief clerk of the foreign office on September 5, 1890, relative to
this same subject.
I have, etc.,
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[Inclosure in No. 162.]
Mr. Neill to Mr.
Elmore.
Legation of the United States,
Lima, Peru
,
September 22, 1890.
No. 26.]
Mr. Minister: I have just received special
instructions from my Government to again call your excellency’s
attention to the claim of the Hydrographic Commission of the Amazon
against the Government of Peru.
I most respectfully call the attention of your excellency to the note
of the Hon. John Hicks, United States minister, dated November 2,
1889, to his excellency Señor Doctor Manuel Yrigoyen, then in charge
of the foreign office, urging the payment of this just claim, which
was ordered so many years ago, and to the reply of the minister, No.
20, of November 23, 1889.
My Government is anxious to know whether the ministerio de hacienda
has made any report in regard to this claim, and if not, expresses
the hope that your excellency will make all efforts for the payment
of this just claim as soon as possible.
Hoping that your excellency will keep me fully informed on this
subject,
I avail myself, etc.,
