Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1911

File No. 738.3915/60.

The American Minister to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

American Legation,
Santo Domingo, April 24, 1911.

The minister for foreign affairs has informed him that authorization to conclude a convention for the submission of the boundary question to arbitration was sent to the Dominican minister at Washington by last mail. He also stated that his Government does not confine itself to arbitration by The Hague Tribunal and will accept such other form of arbitration as may be decided upon.

Russell.