File No. 838.00/710.
The American Minister to the Secretary of State.
[Telegrams—Paraphrases.]
American Legation,
Port au Prince, May 5, 1913.
Port au Prince, May 5, 1913.
Senator Michel Oreste was elected President by Congress by a majority of forty-eight votes. The President elect is a lawyer and is pro-American. Instruction requested regarding recognition of the new President.
Furniss.