Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 2, 1913

File No. 723.2515/278.

The Secretary of State to the American Minister to Peru.

No. 98.]

Department of State,
Washington, December 4, 1912.

Sir: Your despatch No. 177 of November 13, 1912, transmitting the bases for the agreement between Chile and Peru for the resumption of diplomatic relations and the settlement of the Tacna-Arica controversy has now been received.

The Department believes that the attitude of this Government towards the proposed arrangement has been fully explained by its telegram to you of November 30.

I am [etc.]

P. C. Knox.