File No. 594/49.
Minister Dodge to the Secretary of State.
Tangier, December 3, 1909.
Sir: Referring to my dispatch, No. 85, of October 7 last1 in regard to my action to secure permission for the Gospel Missionary Union, of Kansas City, to rent a house in the Moorish quarter of Mequinez, I have the honor to inform you that I have now received from Sid Mohamed ben Mohamed El Guebbass, the Sultan’s representative here, a note inclosing a communication from Kaid Sid Aissa ben Omar, the grand vizier, in reply to my note to him, of which a copy was inclosed in my dispatch above referred to. I inclose translations of both the note from Sid Guebbass and that from Sid Aissa. It will be seen that the grand vizier states that he has brought my note to the Sultan’s knowledge, and that the Sultan ordered that instructions should be issued to the governor of Mequinez urgently commanding him to secure there a house to be rented by these missionaries. The note adds that these instructions have already been sent to the governor.
In a conversation recently with Sid Guebbass, he spoke of this matter, and told me that he had transmitted to the grand vizier not only my note, but a faithful statement of my verbal arguments and remarks to him, according to my request, and that all had been brought to the Sultan’s attention.
I have informed the Reverend George C. Reed, who is at Mequinez, of the above, and I trust that he may now be able to secure such a house as the Gospel Missionary Union desires. Should any further difficulties arise, however, I will do all I can to have them removed. As yet I have heard nothing from Mr. Reed.
I have, etc.,
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