File No. 3691/663–665.
The Salvadorian Minister
to the Secretary of State.
Legation of Salvador,
Washington, June 10,
1907.
Sir: I have the honor to inclose copy of a
dispatch received by me from the minister of foreign relations of El
Salvador transmitting official reprint of the treaty of Amapala, signed
by the plenipotentiaries of my Government and that of Nicaragua on the
23d of April last, which treaty was duly ratified by the National
Assembly of El Salvador on the 8th ultimo.
As I beg you will be good enough to note, my Government in this
connection most respectfully solicits the good offices of the President
of the United States, and earnestly hopes that he may see his way clear
to act as arbitrator as indicated in article 3 of the treaty. In event
the many duties of his high office permit him to thus act, the
Government and the people of El Salvador, imposing as they do the most
profound faith in his keen sense of justice and great honesty of
purpose, would receive his consent with sentiments of deep gratitude and
genuine satisfaction.
Please accept, etc.,
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[Inclosure.—Translation.]
The Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Salvador to the Salvadorian Minister.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
San Salvador, March 17, 1907.
Sir: The National Assembly, by decree of
the 8th instant, ratified the treaty of peace, friendship, and
commerce concluded at Amapala on April 23 last, between El Salvador
and Nicaragua.
I inclose copy of the Diario Oficiala in which this treaty is
published, and, as you will observe by article 3, it is stipulated
that all ensuing differences (pending the meeting of the Central
American Congress) between El Salvador and Nicaragua which may
affect their good relations shall be determined by means of
obligatory arbitration, conjunctively, by the Presidents of the
United States and Mexico, who will have power to select a third
(arbitrator) in event of disagreement, and whose decision shall be
final. Furthermore, the President of Mexico may delegate his
authority, as arbitrator, to the ambassador of Mexico at Washington,
or to such other person as he may designate.
Hence this ministry desires that you will inform the Department of
State that our Government hopes the President of the United States
will condescend to accept the charge referred to in the article
above mentioned.
I am, etc.,
