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

File No. 838.00/703.

The Secretary of State to the American Vice Consul at Kingston, Jamaica.

No. 25.]

Department of State,
Washington, March 8, 1913.

Sir: The Department incloses copy of a despatch from the Minister to Haiti in regard to political conditions in that country.

Reference is made to a statement of President Auguste that a number of Syrians who were expelled from Haiti, have gone to Kingston and have joined the Haitian exiles there and contributed money to start a revolution against the present administration.

You will make an investigation and report in the matter.

I am [etc.]

For

Mr. Bryan

:

Wilbur J. Carr.