File No. 422.11G93/594.
The American Chargé
d’Affaires to the Secretary of
State.
No. 193.]
American Legation,
Quito,
February 28, 1913.
Sir: I have the honor, with reference to my
despatch No. 189 and to its enclosure, note No. 151 from the Legation to
the Ecuadorean Foreign Office, to enclose herewith duplicate copies and
translations of note No. 230, dated February 25, 1913, from the
Ecuadorean Foreign Office in reply to the Legation’s No. 151 above
mentioned.
I have [etc.]
[Inclosure—Translation.]
The Minister for Foreign
Affairs to the American Chargé
d’Affaires.
No. 230.]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Quito,
February 25, 1913.
Sirs I have received your esteemed
communication No. 151, dated the 21st of the present month, with
which you had the kindness to enclose a certified copy of the
document by virtue of which Dr. Janes will act in the arbitration of
the questions pending between the Government of Ecuador and the
Guayaquil and Quito Railway Co. Having informed myself of the text
of this document, I return it to you in accordance with your
request.
As you make reference in your note to our conference on the morning
of the 20th of this month, and in this conference we spoke also of
the note No. 118, dated the 12th of last December from this Ministry
to the Legation, I believe that I should understand and therefore do
understand, that your communication, to which I have the honor to
reply, should be considered as a reply to the above-mentioned note
of December 12, which has remained unanswered to the present
date.
I avail [etc.]
