Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 7, 1915

File No. 419.11H23/42.

The Secretary of State to Minister Price.

No. 152.]

Department of State,
Washington, June 4, 1915.

Sir: The Department has received your No. 514, of the 18th ultimo, enclosing a copy of the Spanish text of the last note of the Panaman Foreign Office relating to the case of William T. Harrington. You state that you intend writing a note to the Foreign Office answering the arguments presented and asserting claim for a definite indemnity in the sum of $5,000.

Your proposed course is approved.

I am [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:

Robert Lansing.