Mr. Powell to Mr.
Say.
Legation of the United States,
Port au Prince, Haiti, August
13, 1902.
No. 389, San Domingo series.]
Sir: I have the honor to state to the
Department that the present mail from Santo Domingo has brought to this
legation the consent of the Dominican Government to the request of the
Cuban Government
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that the
United States consular officers in that Republic should represent Cuban
commercial interests until such time as it can establish a Cuban
consular service.
I have the honor to inclose the correspondence that has passed between
that Government and this legation concerning this matter.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure 1.]
Mr. Powell to
Mr. Sanchez.
Legation of the United States,
Port au Prince, Haiti,
July 9, 1902.
No. 217.]
Sir: I have the honor to call your
excellency’s attention to a request that has been made to my
Government by His Excellency Señor Don Tomás Estrada Palma,
President of the Republic of Cuba, requesting that the United States
consular officers in your Republic be charged with the protection of
the citizens of that Republic resident in Santo Domingo, and also
the commercial interests of the said Republic, until such time as
Cuban consular officers can be appointed.
I would be glad to have you inform me if this request of His
Excellency Señor Palma, meets with the approval of your excellency’s
Government, in order that the necessary instructions shall be
transmitted from this office to the United States consular officers
in your Republic. May I also request of your excellency your reply
by cable, in order that I may communicate with our consuls at an
early day.
Kindly accept, etc.,
[Inclosure
2.—Translation.]
Mr. Sanchez to
Mr. Powell.
Dominican Republic, Department of Foreign
Relations,
Santo
Domingo, August 1,
1902.
Mr. Chargé d’Affaires: I have the honor to
bring to your knowledge that I have given opportunely account to the
Dominican Government of your kind note of the date of July 9, No.
217, informing us that a request has been made to your Government by
His Excellency Mr. Tomas Estrada Palma, President of the Republic of
Cuba, soliciting that the consular officials of the United States in
the Dominican Republic might be charged with the protection of the
citizens of that Republic residing in Santo Domingo, and also of the
commercial interests of the said Republic, up to the time in which
he can appoint Cuban consular officials.
The Dominican Government accepts at once and with the best good will
the said representation of the Cuban interests and the protection of
the citizens of that Republic by that of the United States, and
desires that the formal notice be made to Mr. Tomás Estrada Palma,
through your office, to consider complete the request to the purpose
in the case of the representation and protection announced.
I salute you, etc.,
