File No. 24172/16.

The Acting Secretary of State to Ambassador Wilson.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Mr. Adee refers to Mr. Wilson’s telegram of the 14th instant and informs him that the extradition papers of Heliodoro Garcia were mailed on the 12th instant, and directs that if detention period on the second arrest expires before arrival of papers he earnestly endeavor to arrange that fugitive be held to await papers or be rearrested, using argument heretofore sent in this case. Mr. Adee points out that the charge on which the second arrest was requested is an entirely separate offense from that on which the fugitive was first arrested, committed at different place and time of day, and against different party, so that as regards detention period the second arrest should have no relation to first arrest.