File No. 422.11G93/698.
The Secretary of State to the American Minister.
Washington, November 11, 1913.
The President of Ecuador is correct in his statement that a memorandum was agreed upon in Washington last summer. This was done at a conference on July 1 at which the Department, the Government of Ecuador, and the Railway Company were all represented, Ecuador by her Chargé d’Affaires, Dr. Wither, and by her counsel. The memorandum, although it was not formally signed, embodied the views of and was concurred in by all the interested parties, and the Department is pleased to learn that his Excellency the President of Ecuador has confirmed this fact. A copy of the memorandum will be sent to you by the next mail.