File No. 822.00/332.

Minister Hartman to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram—Extract.]

American Consul General at Guayaquil informs me that he has not heard from American Consular Agent at Esmeraldas for several weeks. Revolutionists still control Esmeraldas. Conditions politically have been less serious for the last two weeks, but many persons here anticipate an attack on the Government forces here on January 28, the anniversary of the assassination of former President Alfaro.

Hartman
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