Office of the Historian

File No. 839.00/1853

Minister Russell to the Secretary of State

[Telegram—Extract]
American Legation,
Santo Domingo, June 5, 1916.

Referring to the matter of financial control urged in my telegram of May 29, I had in mind Receivership for this until definite arrangement could be made.

I have sent a communication to the Council of Ministers to the effect that financial control will be established at once, and I request suitable instructions be sent to the Receivership from the War Department covering this point as well as collection of internal revenue and to act as disbursing officer Dominican Government.

Russell