File No. 200.11144/1.

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

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

The Department is informed by the Attorney General that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Waldo C. Lawson, on the charge of embezzling postal and money-order funds of the United States; that Lawson recently sailed on a steamer bound for Costa Rica in company with Ross M. Pennypacker. [Descriptions.] You will informally ascertain whether the Government of Costa Rica will grant the extradition of Lawson as an act of comity, explaining that for constitutional reasons this Government cannot reciprocate, in the absence of an extradition treaty, in case of a similar request being made by Costa Rica.

Bryan.