File No. 322.112St8/9.
Minister Hartman to the Secretary of State.
Quito, September 21, 1915.
Sir: Referring to Department’s No. 70 of June 23, 1915, in relation to the imprisonment of Mr. M. D. Strong, I have the honor to inform the Department that after personally presenting the substance of the Department’s instruction to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, I was by him to-day informed that his Government had, shortly after the discharge of Mr. Strong, expressed its disapproval of what had been done by the Governor of Manabí and gave instructions to him that there should be no further ill treatment of foreigners in that province. The Minister further said that the matter would receive his further attention, as he desires very much to meet as near as possible the wishes of the Government of the United States. I will report further action when the same occurs.
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