Mr. Day to Mr. Loomis.

No. 156.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 156, of the 19th ultimo, inclosing the records in the case of Felipe Scandella, an American citizen, expelled from Venezuela by the authorities of Ciudad Bolivar.

The Department appreciates the successful manner in which you conducted the case, which you were instructed to settle in accordance with the Department’s telegram of the 30th ultimo.

Respectfully, yours,

William R. Day.