File No. 763.72111/3401
The Minister in Costa Rica (Hale ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 8, 7.30 p. m.]
Costa Rican Minister for Foreign Affairs has called to ask advice as follows:
He says that the Italian Minister two weeks ago telegraphed to know if the Costa Rican Government would admit into its ports an Italian [merchant2] vessel “armed against submarines.” He replied, “No.” He received to-day another telegram from the Italian Minister saying that the United States had granted a similar request. He says that the Costa Rican Government desires to conform to the policy of the United States and that he asks advice in the present case. Please instruct me by cable.
- Word inserted according to a further explanatory telegram of February 8.↩