Mr. Vignaud to Mr.
Olney.
Embassy
of the United States,
Paris, February 18,
1897. (Received March 1.)
No. 636.]
Sir: Referring to my No. 626 of February 1,
concerning the cases pending on October 16, 1896, before the American
consular court in Madagascar, I have to report that I am in receipt of a
note from Mr. Hanotaux stating in reply to an inquiry from this embassy
that the instructions of the minister of colonies to the French
resident-general are to the effect that all facilities should be given
to the consuls for settling the cases brought before their courts before
the above-mentioned date of October 16, 1896.
I inclose herewith a copy and a translation of Mr. Hanotaux’s note.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure in No.
636.—Translation.]
Mr. Hanotaux to
Mr. Vignaud.
Paris, February 14,
1897.
Mr. Chargé d’affaires: As I had the honor
to inform you on the 30th of January last, I did not fail to
communicate to the minister of the colonies the letter by which, on
the 21st of the same month, you expressed the desire to know under
what conditions the affairs which the consul of the United States at
Tamatave had not been able to adjudge before the 16th of October,
1896, would be settled.
Mr. André Lebon has just made known to me that the instructions
addressed by his department to the resident-general at Tananarive
reserves to consuls the faculty of liquidating the affairs inscribed
on the roll of their consular court prior to the date mentioned
above.
Accept, etc.,
