File No. 838.51/467
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Port au Prince, January 20, 1916, 5 p.m.
In the course of yesterday’s interview the President stated that Minister Ménos has been instructed to call special attention to the present unsatisfactory situation due to the non-application of the treaty to the fullest extent at present possible and to urge the provisional appointment of Paymaster Conard as Receiver General, Captain Beach as Financial Adviser and Lieutenant Oberlin as Engineer, as this would materially assist the Haitian Government in a solution of many of the present difficulties.
The President asked that I bring the attention of the Department to this matter and in doing so I respectfully submit that this Legation fully concurs with the President that an early appointment of the above officers would relieve the situation in enabling the Haitian Government to proceed with the preliminary work incident to the carrying out of reforms and improvements contemplated by the treaty and would urge action as early as possible.