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

File No. 711.38/55a.

The Secretary of State to Minister Blanchard.

[Telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington, November 12, 1915.

Early arrival at Washington of commission, armed with full authority to enable it to deal intelligently and definitely with the subjects mentioned in Department’s telegrams of August 27, 8 p.m.,⁸ and September 15, 5 p.m., is earnestly recommended, particularly with a view to resumption of railway construction et cetera, at earliest moment possible, so as to afford employment to starving populace.

The commission should have power to arrange the details of the operation of the treaty, to settle all differences between the Government and the Bank, and between the Government and the railway, to negotiate a loan and to decide upon some plan for the comprehensive readjustment and rehabilitation of Haitian finances.

Lansing.

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