Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1912

File No. 822.124/271.

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No. 172.]

December 20, 1912 .

Sir: I have the honor to report that Colonel Gorgas, accompanied by Major Noble and Mr. McGuigan, Secretary of the Commission, arrived at Quito December 15 for the purpose of paying their respects to President Plaza and other members of the Government. The Minister for Foreign Affairs gave a luncheon in honor of the Commission, which left for Guayaquil December 18.

So far the visit of the Sanitary Commission to Ecuador has been a most pleasant one in every respect.

I am informed that the Commission will return to Panama on the steamer sailing from Guayaquil December 21.

I have [etc.]

Rutherfurd Bingham.