Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1904

Mr. Barrett to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Panama, August 23, 1904.

(Mr. Barrett reports that the minister for foreign affairs unofficially admits that the Varilla letter practically settles the port question, but is not ready to officially concede the same. As the minister for foreign affairs prefers that negotiations toward a settlement of the question be continued here, Mr. Barrett suggests that the Panama minister at Washington be advised in that sense.)