File No. 12344/1.

Chargé Gregory to the Secretary of State.

No. 9, Honduranean series.]

Sir: In reply to your serial No. 9 of March 20, 1908, Honduranean series, relating to whether the Honduranean Government would be willing, as an act of comity, to surrender fugitives from the justice of the United States, charged with embezzlement, pending negotiations between the Governments of the United States and Honduras for an extradition treaty, I have the honor to inform you that the Honduranean Government will grant extradition of fugitives if the crime is of recent date and the party or parties not Honduraneans.

I have, etc.,

J. H. Gregory, Jr.