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

File No. 839.51/950.

The Secretary of State to the American Minister.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington , February 12, 1913 .

The Department must know the exact text of the loan agreement and the coupon note or bond before finally agreeing to the contracting of the loan. If the contract is the one already communicated through the Department, cable any differences that may exist in the text as signed from the text as cabled to you; if it is some other form of contract, cable full text; also cable text of coupon note or bond.

Knox.