Mr. Olney to Mr. Wos y Gil.

No. 5.]

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 12th instant, inclosing one from his excellency, the minister of foreign relations of the Dominican Republic, announcing that it is the desire of his Government to terminate, in virtue of article 31, the convention of February 8, 1867, between the United States and the Dominican Republic.

Your note having been received on the 13th instant, this Government accepts the denunciation of the treaty, which will terminate, in virtue of the stipulations of article 31, on January 13, 1898.

As the convention in question comprises provisions relating to extradition and consular officers (subjects not usually embraced in modern commercial treaties), I trust at an early date to be able to transmit to you draft for separate conventions on those subjects, leaving the important questions of commerce and navigation for future consideration.

Accept, etc.,

Richard Olney.