File No. 838.51/436a.
The Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Navy.
Washington, November 18, 1915.
Sir: Inasmuch as the treaty with the Republic of Haiti, signed on September 16 last, has now been ratified by the Haitian Congress, and with a view to show every respect for legitimate contractual obligations of Haiti, I have the honor to request that you instruct Admiral [Page 529] Caperton by telegraph that, after setting aside sufficient of the revenues coming into his hands for the support of the Dartiguenave Government, for public works and for the organization of the constabulary, as contemplated in this Department’s letter to you October 30, 1915, he may, upon request of the Haitian Government, apply the remainder of the revenues collected by him for the purposes of and in accordance with the pledges thereof which have been heretofore made or given by the Haitian Government.
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