Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1909

File No. 16948/23.

The Acting Secretary of State to Ambassador Thompson.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, April 10, 1909.

Referring to the embassy’s telegram of the 9th, Mr. Adee informs Mr. Thompson that the department is to-day forwarding by mail a memorandum discussing the Rodriguez case, and directs him to make formal request for provisional detention under treaty in usual way, if and when Rodriguez is released on amparo.