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The Secretary of State to the American Chargé d’Affaires at Santiago.

No. 166.]

Sir: The Department has received Mr. Fletcher’s No. 396, of the 2nd ultimo, regarding the status of the Chilean-Peruvian negotiation [Page 1236] for the settlement of the Tacna-Arica dispute. It has been read with interest.

The Department desires to be kept advised on this subject.

I am [etc.]

(For the Secretary of State.)
John E. Osborne.