File No. 2491/54–56.
Minister Squiers to
the Secretary of State.
[Extract.]
American Legation,
Panama, January 12,
1909.
No. 416.]
Sir: In continuation of my dispatch No. 410 of
January 1, last, regarding the Costa Rica-Panama boundary dispute, I
have the honor to inclose herewith copy of my note No. 174, of January
2, to the foreign office, and reply thereto of January 9, with
translation.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure 1.]
Minister Squiers to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs.
American Legation,
Panama, January 2,
1909.
No. 174.]
Your Excellency: I have the honor to
communicate to your excellency the text of a cable (copy inclosed),
which I have just received from the Department of State, respecting
the Panama-Costa Rica boundary, and in reply to my cable of December
24, of which your excellency has a copy.
I have requested in a formal note a conference with you, at which I
desire to discuss the question set forth in the inclosed cable.
I avail myself of the occasion to wish your excellency and your
people, during the coming new year, every happiness, success, and
prosperity, and to assure your excellency, etc.
[Inclosure
2—Translation.]
The Minister for Foreign
Affairs to Minister Squiers.
Foreign Office,
Panama, January 9,
1909.
No. 8/11.]
Mr. Minister: I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your excellency’s esteemed note of the 2d
instant, in which your excellency incloses a copy of a cablegram
relative to the boundary question between Panama and Costa Rica,
from the Department of State of the United States of America to your
excellency in reply to a former cable from your legation.
As I have already had the honor to state verbally to your excellency
my Government declines to submit the point to a new decision, and is
resolved to accredit to San Jose de Costa Rica a Legation, to the
end that in an amicable manner the two Republics may arrive at a
final arrangement of this important matter. However, if after having
exhausted all proper methods of said negotiations, the desired
result has not been obtained, my Government will then be pleased to
accept the good offices of that of your excellency, and forthwith
with pleasure will submit to the distinguished opinion of the
honorable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
any and all of the points which may be the cause of disagreement, in
fixing the boundary line between the two countries, in accordance
with the Loubet award.
I avail, etc.
