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The Acting Secretary of State to Minister Dawson.

[Telegram.]

President Montt, of Chile, will arrive at Panama on the 25th or 26th instant on board the Chilean warship Esmeralda, on his way to [Page 131] Europe for the benefit of his health. You will cooperate with the authorities of the Canal Zone and exert every effort to make his stay in Panama as agreeable as possible and to facilitate the ease of his transit across the territory of Panama.

Wilson.