File No. 822.124/310a.
The Secretary of State to the American Minister.
Washington, October 13, 1913.
Referring to memoranda of March 23 and May 6, 1912,1 inquire of President Plaza whether he still desires to secure the assistance of Isthmian Canal Commission officials in sanitation of Guayaquil in accordance with Colonel Gorgas’s report, which was made at request of Ecuador. We feel a deep interest in the matter not only because of our friendship for Ecuador but also because of our concern in all that relates to the health of the Isthmus of Panama. Hence the present inquiry is made in the interest of both Governments and with a view to indicate our desire to aid the Government of Ecuador in the attainment of the important object in view.